TY - JOUR AU - Suresh N. Hakkandi, AU - Shashidhar.H. Doddamani, PY - 2019/01/19 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF VIRECHANA KARMA AND BASTI KARMA IN AMAVATA W.S.R. TO RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS JF - AYUSHDHARA JA - Ayushdhara VL - 5 IS - 5 SE - DO - UR - https://ayushdhara.in/index.php/ayushdhara/article/view/414 SP - 1857-1861 AB - <h1><em>Amavata</em> is a <em>Kapkavatavyadhi</em> affecting people in the <em>Madhyamaavasta</em>. The disease is obtained by the involvement of Ama and <em>Vata</em>, characterized by <em>Ruja</em> and <em>Shotha</em> in <em>Sandhisthanas</em>. In this study the aims and objectives are to evaluate the effect of <em>Nittyavirechana</em> in <em>Amavata</em>, To evaluate the additive efficacy of <em>Yogabasti</em> in <em>Amavata</em> and To evaluate the comparative effect of <em>Nittyavirechana</em> and <em>Yogabasti</em> in <em>Amavata</em>.</h1><p>This was a prospective comparative clinical trial. Patients were randomly distributed into 2 groups which are 15 patients receiving <em>Nittyavirechana</em> with <em>Erandataila</em> and another 15 patients received <em>Yogabasti</em> with <em>Erandamooladikwathaniruha</em> and <em>Bruhatsandhavaditailaanuvasana</em></p><p>Results in group A 6.66% patients had good, 73.33% patients had moderate and 20% patients had mild response to the treatment. In group B 40% patients had good response, 60% patients had moderate response to the treatment. There was considerable improvement subjective and objective parameters in both the groups but <em>Yogabasti</em> group got more beneficial effects.</p><p><em>Nittyavirechana</em> imparts <em>Agnideepana</em>, <em>Vatanulomana</em> and opens up the <em>Srotas</em> in the <em>Shareera</em> facilitating more nourishment and free movement of <em>Vatadosha</em>. <em>Yogabasti</em> is prime treatment for <em>Amavata</em> in turn plays vital role in correcting pathology of the disease and gives remarkable results.</p> ER -