Abstract

*Vd. Mangesh D. Malpe and Dr. V. H. Wankhade

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is a life science which not only deals with curative but also preventive aspect of disease. Vatrakta is a disease which is caused by vitiation of Vata and Rakta Dosha. Incidence rate of this disease is increasing day by day. This dosha samuchhaya gets accumulated in different small joints of the body causing redness, pain, edema on the affected site. According to modern science Vatrakta can be correlated with gout. Gout is caused by increased uric acid level in blood. Uric acid is the waste product of purine metabolism which is component of nucleic acid. Uric acid gets crystalized and these crystals are deposited in small joints, tendons & surrounding tissues. Leech application (Jalouka Avacharan) is one of the best treatments mentioned in texts for Ayurveda for Vatrakta. Five diagnosed patients of Vatrakta were selected. Clinical criteria’s for diagnosis were sandhishool (joint pain), daha (burning sensation at joints), shotha (swelling at joints), and results were assessed on the above criteria. Amrutadi guggulu was given as internal medicine with Jalouka avacharan (Leech application) to the selected patients and significant results were obtained in Vatrakta.