A CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF PALASHATWAKADI KASHAYA ALONG WITH NIRGUNDI TAILA VESHTANA CHIKITSA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF JANU SANDHIGATA VATA

Sayujya P. S.* and Waheeda Banu

ABSTRACT

Sandhigata Vata is the commonest disorder which mainly occurs due to Dhatukshaya and other Vata Prakopaka Nidana, which limits daily life activities such as walking, standing, personal care etc. Janu Sandhigatavata can be correlated with osteoarthritis (OA). The clinical features of Janu sandhugatavata are pain, swelling, restricted movements of the joint the prevalence of osteoarthritis generally increases with age. The prevalence of osteoarthritis generally increases with age. In Ayurvedic classic our Acharya’s have given thousands of medication for specific disease. Palashatwagadi Kashaya from the reference of Sahasrayoga and Nirgundi Taila from Charaka Samhita are selected for the study. Patient was treated with Palashatwagadi Kashaya and Nirgundi Taila for 30 days. Follow up after 45th days of treatment significant result was found in improvement of Janu sandhigatavata both symptomatically and radiologically. The assessment criteria were noted before and after treatment and on follow-up. Among the subjective and objective parameters, in the Overall effect of treatment in Janusandi gata vata, out of 40 patients in this study, 1 patient was getting mild improvement (2%), 12 patients (30%) were getting Moderate improvement and 27 patients (68%) were getting Marked Improvement. The overall effect of the treatment was 64.18 %. Hence it can be concluded that treatment with Palashatwakadi kashaya and Nirgunditaila has a significant role in the management of Janu Sandhigata Vata.

Keywords: Janu Sandhigata Vata, Palashatwagadi Kashaya, Nirgundi Taila, Osteoarthritis.