Abstract

*Prof. (Dr.) Satya Deo Pandey and Dr. Nishant Paika

ABSTRACT

This case study is based on the case of Rheumatoid Arthritis, where the patient is presented with Clear signs of Rheumatoid Arthritis. On examination, the patient is also having the classical signs of Amavata as mentioned in the Ancient Ayurvedic texts. It is a Disease in which Synovial joints of the body gets affected by the Ama dosh present in the body in the abundance, which happens due to the various Nidan factors for the disease like Mithya Aahar, which includes various types of foods like Abhishyandi food items & food combinations like eating Curd (dahi) mixed with Onion bits. Mithya vihar includes various Mental & Physical conditions which will lead to the progress of the Disease within the body. Once this Ama dosh starts accumulating with the body of the person, then it affects the Vata dosh, present in the body which in turn mainly affects the body at various Synovial joints like Knee Joints, Wrist joints & small joints like Carpal, Metacarpal joints of the hands, making the person sufferer of this disease which ultimately affects the Daily life mobility activities related to walking & various hand movements, together making the patient experiencing difficulty in carrying these daily life activities, which might seek the assistance of the helper or external aids to carry these activities in the later stage. So the Patient whose case study is being discussed here was also diagnosed with the Amavata disease, experiencing the symptoms from listed above and specifically mentioned below. And the treatment is also decided as per the classical formulations of Ayurveda, as detailed later in this article.