TY - JOUR AU - Gulve, Kalpesh AU - Kuchewar, Vaishali AU - Shinde, Shubham PY - 2022/07/08 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Management of amavata (Rheumatoid arthritis) using Ayurveda standard treatment protocol: A case report JF - International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine JA - IJAM VL - 13 IS - 2 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.47552/ijam.v13i2.2715 UR - https://ijam.co.in/index.php/ijam/article/view/2715 SP - 561-565 AB - <p>Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic autoimmune disease that mostly affects synovial joints. It's linked to <em>amavata</em> in Ayurveda, where the fundamental reason is the production of <em>Ama</em> and its link to vitiated<em> Vata dosha.</em> The vitiated <em>vata</em> and <em>ama</em> were deposited in <em>Shleshma sthana</em>, or joints. Because of its chronicity, morbidity, and consequences, it presents a challenge to the physician. This case is a unique due to its morbidity and non-responding to modern medicine treatment. A 37-year-old male patient reported to hospital with the complaints of <em>Sandhishool</em> (pain in multiple joints) with <em>sandhishoth</em> (swelling over both knee and ankle joints) and <em>sandhistabdhata</em> (morning stiffness in joints) and <em>jwara</em> (fever on and off). He was treated as per <em>ayurvedic</em> treatment principle including <em>swedana</em>, <em>langhana</em> in the form of <em>laghu</em> <em>ahara</em>, <em>deepana</em> <em>pachana</em>, <em>mrudu</em> <em>virechana</em>, and <em>basti</em> for 15 days. There was significant improvement in pain, swelling and stiffness of the joints. This case revealed the potential of <em>Ayurvedic</em> treatment principle to manage <em>Amavata.</em></p> ER -