Abstract

Dr. Komal Kundlikrao Kamalkar* and Dr. Dilip K. Puri

ABSTRACT

Ankylosing spondylitis, a common type of spondyloarthropathy It is a rheumatic disease which is associated with the genetic marker HLA B27. It is chronic inflammatory disorder that primarily involves the sacroiliac joints and axial skeleton.It can cause vertebra to fuse in advanced stages.Certain peripheral joints and tendons can also be affecte. No satisfactory treatment is available in modern medicine for this disorder. Various Ayurvedic drugs and Panchkarma procedures have been proved effective in these manifestations. Ayurveda approach is directed towards alleviating the symptoms and also to reduce the disability. According to sign and symptoms AS is correlated with Vatavyadhi with special reference to Asthimajjagata vata. The present report deals with the case of 45 year old male patient of Ankylosing spondylitis, which was treated for 1 month with a combination of and selected ayurvedic drug and Panchkarma procedure. Patient was considered suffering from Asthimajjagata vata and treated with Snehana with Ashwgandha siddha oil, Shalishashtik pinda sweda,for 45 days,Yoga basti for 8 days and bala –ashwagandha ghrita basti for 15 days and Rasna Saptak kashaya which was given internally for 1 month. Patient showed improvement remarkably and could do all routine work properly.