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Amavata (Rheumatoid Arthritis)
In terms of Ayurveda medicine ‘ama’ refers
to the events that follow and the factors that arise as a
consequence of impaired functioning of 'kayagni' whereas in
literal terms the word "Ama" means unripe, immature
and undigested.
The disease 'amavata' is formed due to such vitiated ama-doshas.
'Madhav-nidana' explains this disease descriptively.
Charak Samhita (An Ayurveda theory) also states the description
of the causes of over-production of ama due to deficient and
excessive consumption of food where Charak. -:
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- Vata produces colic pain, body ache, distension of abdomen, dryness of mouth, fainting, giddiness, irregularity of digestion, stiffness of back and waist, constriction and spasm of blood vessels.
- Pitta produces fever, diarrhea, thirst, internal heat, giddiness and delirium.
- Kapha produces vomiting, anorexia, indigestion, fevers with cold, lassitude and heaviness in body.
Hetu- Etiological Factors
- Indulgence in incompatible foods and habits.
- Lack of physical activity after taking fatty foods.
- Those with poor digestive capacity, even normally, also produce ama (improperly digested food) in the body.
Classification Ayurveda health refers to
- Vata In this situation vata is predominant
and pain is severe.
- Pittanubandhi In this situation pitta is predominant
and burning sensation and redness of the affected joints is present.
- Kaphanubandhi In this situation kapha is predominant
and loss of movement and itching is seen
Roopa- Signs and Symptoms also referred
to by Ayurveda care herbal remedies
- Pain all over the body.
- Loss of taste.
- Thirst.
- Lack of enthusiasm.
- Heaviness
- Fever.
- Indigestion.
- Swelling of body parts
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Lines of Ayurveda Treatments
Langhana (fasting), herbal treatments
- Swedana (fomentation)
- Katu-tikta deepan- bitter medicines to promote digestive power
- Virechan (purgatives).
- Snehpana (ingestion of unctuous substances)
- Basti (enema).
- Dry fomentation-using sands like dry substances
- Upanaha (local application) of non-unctuous substances
Shaman Chikitsa
- Langhanum (fasting)
- Swedanum (fomentation) - local hot fomentation using sand etc.
Shodhana Chikitsa herbal medicines
- Mild purgatives, which digest ama also such as eranda sneha,
drugs like gandharva haritaki can be given.
- Enema or basti- Kshara basti such as vaitarana basti.
Decoction natural herbal remedy
- Decoction of rasna, guduchi, erandamula, devadaru, nagar known as rasna-panchak kwatha. Rasna saptak and rasna dwadashak kwatha are used.
- Decoction of shunthi, shathi, haritaki, vacha, devdaru, ativisha, guduchi.
- Decoction of panchakol
- Dashmool kwatha with eranda taila.
- Decoction of shunthi and guduchi
- Panchakol choorna with lukewarm water
- Shunthi choorna with kanji as anupana
- Eranda beej majja with shunthi and sugar
- Taking eranda sneha for purgation which also digest ama
- Uses of various medicated ghrita promotes digestive power
- Upanaha (poultice)- root of kuchala, sahijan, ahimstra, valmik mruttika and gomutra (cow's urine).
Commonly used drugs in Indian herbal medicine
- Kadha
- Rasna saptak
- Rasna panchak
- Shatyadi kadh
- Pippalyadi kadha
- Dashmool kadha
- Rasnadi panchadashak kadha
- Mahaushadhadi kadha
- Maharasnadi kadha
- Choorna
- Shatapushpadya Choorna
- Hingwadya choorna
- Almabushadya choorna
- Vaishwanar choorna
- Bhallatakadi choorna
- Ajamodadya choorna
- Panchakola choorna
- Nagaradi choorna
- Vati / Guggulu
- Simhanad guggulu
- Vatari guggulu
- Brihat yogaraj guggulu
- Rasna pinda
- Ajamodadi vatak
- Ghrita
- Shunthi ghrita
- Shringaberadya ghrita
- Taila
- Eranda taila
- Saindhavadya taila
- Vijay bhairav taila
- Brihat saindhavadya taila
- Prasarani taila
- Lepa
- Shatapushpadi lepa
- Ahimstradi lepa
- Rasaushadhi
- Amavatari rasa
- Amavatari vatika
- Amavatadi vajra rasa
- Amavatavidhvanasana rasa
- Loha
- Trifaladi loha
- Vidangadi loha
- Panchanan rasa loha
Pathya-apathya (dos and don'ts according herbal natural remedy inscriptions)
- Pathya
- Yava (barley), kulattha (horse gram), raktashali (rice), vastuk, shigru (drum sticks), punarnava, karvellak (bitter gourd), parawar, ardrak (ginger), hot water, rasona or ginger (shodhit with takra), jangal mansa (meat).
- Apathya
- Curd, fish, jaggery, milk, flour of mash (black gram), dushit jala (contaminated water), viruddha bhojan (incompatible food), asatmya food, control of natural urges (vegavrodh), visham bhojan, heavy, slimy foods (pischhil).
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