Abstract

Ayurveda is hope for suffering humanity in today’s world where no one found complete treatment solution for commonest chronic inflammatory joint disease Amavata (Rheumatoid Arthritis). This causes swelling, pain and stiffness of joints. Chronic condition may cause debility, deformities of joints and crippling. Unfortunately the man has not succeeded in eradicating this diseases and find to come out with successful therapeutic measures that can cure the patient completely. Ayurveda can play a wide role in treatment of Amavata. So need to study Ayurveda classics with deep understanding is demand of today. Ayurveda texts like charak samhita, sushruta samhita, Ashtang hridya and Asthtang samgrah had widely mentioned about Ama and Amavrita Vata. First time, Madhav nidana mentioned Amavata as separate disease. After that vangsena, chakaradutta, bhaishjya ratnavali has elaborated the treatment modalities of Amavata. Ayurveda focus on Nidaan i.e cause of disease and symptoms of disease. Ayurveda has described detailed list of causative factors of Amavata. So study of this causative factor will help scientific society to eradicate this disease. As we are very well aware that in modern scientific world, cause of Rheumatoid arthritis is still unknown. Ayurveda says chikitsa(Treatment) is Nidaan Parimarjna( removal of cause). When cause of disease is unknown then how a physician can provide proper treatment. This study has focus on nidaan(causative factors), samprapti(Pathogenesis) and Sathyata/ Asathyata (Prognosis) of disease Amavata according to Ayurveda classic texts.

Keywords

amavata, rheumatoid arthritis, ayurveda texts, traditional knowledge, indian system of medicine, angamarda aruchi, trishna, alasya, gouravam, apaka, nspiration, enthusiasm,