Clinical assessment of Vardhaman Bhallataki Rasayana in management of Amavata

Abstract

Aamvata is one of the crippling diseases claiming the maximum loss of human power. It is not only a disorder of locomotor system but also a systemic disease. Aamavata is named after its chief pathogenic constituents i.e. Aama and Vata. Though Aama and Vata are chiefly pathogenic factors, Kapha and Pitta are also invariably involved in its Samprapti. Aama and Vata being contradictory in character possess difficulty in planning the line of treatment. The symptoms of Aamvata are identical to Rheumatism which includes Rheumatoid arthritis and Rheumatic fever. The Rheumatological disorders are such group of disease which has no specific medical management in any type of therapeutics. It is observed that the Rheumatism is autoimmune disorder, these are among the collagen disorders having strong and significant parlance with Aamavata. Aamavata is the particular type of disease which is mentioned in Ayurveda since the period of Madhavkar under category of Vata - Kaphaja disorder. In spite of description of multiple drug therapy on Aamavata in different classics of Ayurveda, results are not found to be potential and durable. Hence in present clinical study 28 patients were selected and kept on "Vardhaman Bhallataki Rasayana" which shown significant result.