Abstract

MANAGEMENT OF VATARAKTA W. S. R. TO GOUTY ARTRITIS WITH GUDUCHI KWATH AND PUNARNAVA AMRITA GUGGUL - CASE STUDY

Hanika Sharma*, Dr. Poonam Gupta, Dr. Sayima Choudhary

ABSTRACT

Vatarakta is a disease explained in Ayurveda involving Vata Dosha imbalance affecting Rakta Dhatu where the Vayu gets aggravated due to long distance rides on animals like elephants, camels, horses, and on the other hand Rakta or blood gets vitiated by the consumption of Lavana, Amla, Katu, Kshara etc The Vata, whose passages are blocked by Rakta further undergoes vitiation and further contaminates the Rakta or blood. The blood vitiated by Vayu later burns the whole blood in the body and later gravitates towards the foot. This vicious amalgamation of vitiated Vata and Rakta is called Vatarakta. Vatarakta can even be correlated to Gout on the basis of etiopathology and clinical features. A 50 years old male patient approached the JIAR OPD with the chief complaints of: pain and swelling in greater toe of right foot with discoloration and burning sensation with difficulty in walking. General weakness was also seen. All the above complains were since 2 months. The patient was given completely Ayurvedic medicine for 45days and the results were remarkably seen. The medicines given were Guduchi kasaya (20 ml BD) and Punarnava amrita guggulu (1 tab TDS). Hence this study was taken to prove that Ayurvedic management has remarkable results in Vatarakta (Gout). Observation and results were drawn on the basis of assessment criteria. Discussion was done on the basis of entire observations during research. Conclusion was drawn on the basis of result.

Keywords: Vatarakta Gout, Vata dosha, Rakta dhatu.