Rheumatoid Arthritis
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS is now-a-days a commonest disorder occurring due to changes in the lifestyle. On the basis of sign and symptoms, it can be correlated with Amavata described in Ayurveda.Amavata is one of the commonest disorders caused by the impairment of agni, formation of ama and vitiation of vata.As in Ayurveda, treatment is aimed towards complete cure from disease leading to reversal to healthy state and not merely the absence of symptoms, it has best answers to many diseases where modern medical science fails togive results. Amavata can be a best example. Ayurvedic treatment of Amavataleads to break in pathogenesis of the disease and hence provides complete cure. The treatment is safer, cost effective and traditionally proven. The case described in this article cannot prove it concretely as there’s no large data, but it can be helpful to show path towards the Ayurvedic management of Rheumatoid Arthritis. SAMPRAPTI GHATAKA Dosha: Tridosha (Vata domina