Abstract

STUDY OF ETIOPATHOGENESIS OF AMAVATA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HRIDAVIKRITI

*Dr. Suvarna Achyut Kande, Dr. Anand B. More and Dr. Pallavi Dand

ABSTRACT

Amavata is crippling prolonged and relapsing type of disease. Defined as the disease, where Vata is vitiated along with ‘Ama’ hence named as Amavata. In Ayurveda initially Acharya taken Amavata as symptom then further explained under the topics of vata vyadhi, Avarana of Ama etc. But Madhavakara explained etiopathogenesis of Amavata separately giving importance to it as individual disease entity. Nowadays; Amavata has become very common and further going on progression of Amavata gives rise to harmful complications such as Hridavikriti which needs immediate treatment. In present era people are becoming more victims to various causative factors which leads to various chronic diseases, deeply seated pathogen affected diseases likewise, Amavata and its complications occurs during progression of vyadhi. Sixty cases of Amavata volunteers were clinically studied with help of detail material and methods like detail case paper, pathological investigations etc. then after collected all research data analysed it thoroughly with help of statistics-This part deals with the total outcome of the clinical study. Concluding; present era etiological factors and chronicity of disease lead to Hridagraha, Hridshula etc. shows Hridvikrit involvement during sufferings of Amavata Vyadhi continuously for 4-5 years or more than that.

Keywords: Amavata, jeerna avastha, hridavikriti.