TY - JOUR AU - Prerna R. Masatkar, PY - 2021/03/10 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - CLINICAL EFFICACY OF JALAUKAVACHARANA ON UTTANA VATARAKTA: A CASE STUDY JF - AYUSHDHARA JA - Ayushdhara VL - 8 IS - 1 SE - DO - 10.47070/ayushdhara.v8i1.678 UR - https://ayushdhara.in/index.php/ayushdhara/article/view/678 SP - 3080-3083 AB - <p>As described in Ayurveda there is simultaneous vitiation of <em>Vata</em> and <em>Rakta </em>along with <em>Rasa, Rakta, Mamsa, Meda</em> and <em>Asthi Dhatu</em> <em>dushti</em> in <em>Vatarakta vyadhi. Vatarakta</em> is correlated with gout in modern medical sciences. Gout is the true crystal deposition disease characterized by pain and swelling of 1<sup>st</sup> metatarso phalengial joint initially followed by other joints with an abnormal elevation of urate levels in the body either due to overproduction or under secretion or both. <em>Chikitsa </em>of <em>Vatarakta</em> includes <em>Shaman</em> (internal medicines), <em>Virechana</em> (purgation), <em>Basti</em> (enema), and <em>Raktamokshana </em>(bloodletting) as per Ayurvedic texts. <strong>Main clinical findings: </strong>In this study pt with acute gouty arthritis was correlated with <em>Uttana Vatarakta</em>, with symptoms like swollen lt. great toe, hot, red shiny, and extremely painful small joint. <strong>Diagnosis:</strong> As per <em>Samprapti</em> of <em>Uttana vatarakta</em><em>, Mrudu</em> and <em>Drava</em> <em>Guna</em> of <em>Pitta Dosha</em> are vitiated to form <em>Mrudu Shopha</em> over the big toe. So as symptoms presented in this case study. <strong>Intervention:</strong> According to <em>Sushrutacharya Jalaukavacharan</em> is applicable to <em>Mrudu Shopha</em>. So, in the present study <em>Jalaukavacharan </em>was done on <em>Shopha</em> along with shaman <em>Aushadhis</em> like <em>Kaishore Guggulu</em>, <em>Guduchyadi Kashaya, Kokilaksha Kwatha</em> given internally to the patient. <strong>Outcome and conclusion: </strong>It has been observed that above treatment relieved the symptoms like localised <em>Shopha, Raktavaivarnya, Shool </em>and <em>Daha</em>. </p> ER -