Review on the disease Amavata and its management in Ayurvedic literature

Abstract

In the present era Amavata is the most common disease affecting a large aged population. Amavata term derived from words as Ama & Vata. The word Ama is the condition in which various ailments in system create toxic effect. The Ama when combines with Vatadosha & occupies Shleshmasthana (Asthisandhi) results in painful disease. The clinical presentation of Amavata closely mimics with the special variety of Rheumatological disorders called Rheumatoid Arthritis in accordance with their similarities on clinical features like pain, swelling, stiffness, fever, redness, general debility, fatigue are almost identical to that of Amavata. The Rheumatological disorder is such a group of disease which has no specific medical management in any type of therapeutics. Amavata is one of the challenging diseases for the clinicians due to its chronicity, incurability, complications and morbidity. The allopathic treatment provides the symptomatic relief but the underlined pathology remains untreated due to absence of effective therapy and also giving rise to many side effects, toxic symptoms and adverse reactions also more serious complications like organic lesions. The treatment procedures described are Langhan, Swedan, Tikta-Katu, Deepana, Virechana, Basti etc. So, the present study deals with systemic review of Amavata from all the classics of Ayurveda and its management.