EFFECT OF VAITARANA BASTI IN THE MANAGEMENT OF AMAVATA

Abstract

The changing life style of human being by means of diet and behavior pattern plays a major role in the manifestation of several disorders. Amavata is one of the major diseases in the present era, which mainly induced due to the highest erroneous habits developed gradually in society. In the Ayurvedic classics the aetiopathogenesis and symptomatology of Amavata is described in detail form .Clinically the description of Amavata explained in the classical texts is similar to the condition Rheumatoid Arthritis in modern science. Rheumatoid arthri-tis (RA) is a common autoimmune systemic inflammatory disease affecting approximately 1% of the worldwide population. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects about 0.92% of adult population in India. In Amavata, Vata as a Dosha and Ama are chief pathogenic factors. It is mostly the disease of Madhyama Roga Marga and having Chirkari Swabhava. Sometime it can also be manifested as the acute case. So, the drugs having Ama Pachana and Vatahara action are needed. The selected combination is having Dipana, Pachana and Vatahara Drugs. In Chikitsa of Amavata the same Principles are advised. So for present study Vaitarana Basti is selected. Statistical analysis of the results shown significant level of re-duction in the intensity of all the subjective parameters like Shula, Stambha, Graha, Shotha, Vivarnata etc after Vaitarana basti in each follow up.