CLINICAL EVALUATION OF EFFECT OF KAISHORE GUGGULU ON VATARAKTA W.S.R TO HYPERURECEMIA

*Dr. Bhanupriya Kaushik, Dr. Mayank Bhatkoti, Dr. Uttam Kumar Sharma and Dr. R. B. Sati

ABSTRACT

Vatarakta is a disease where both vata and rakta are affected by different aetiological factors. It is characterised by severe pain, tenderness, inflammation and burning sensation in the joints affected. Characteristics of Vatarakta mostly resembles to Gout. Gout is a disorder of purine metabolism and occurs when small crystals of uric acid in form of mono-sodium urate precipitate and deposit in joints or surrounding tissues. It occurs due to overproduction or less excretion of uric acid in the body. Under excretion has been found out to be the primary cause of hyperuricemia in almost about 90% of cases, while overproduction is the cause of less than 10%. It is mostly likely to affect the smaller joints, specially the metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe. In the present clinical study, 20 patients of Vatarakta were treated with Kaishore Guggulu 500 mg twice a day for 30 days. The therapeutic effect of the treatment was assessed on both sign and symptoms and laboratory investigations. Among them 8 patients showed marked relief (40%), 7 patients showed moderate relief (35%), 3 patients showed complete relief (15%) and 2 patients showed mild relief (10%). Kaishore Guggulu showed good effect in the sign and symptoms of vatarakta and there was significant relief in serum uric acid.

Keywords: Vatarakta, Kaishore Guggulu, Gout, Hyperuricemia, Vata, Rakta.