Correspondence Address:
Dr.Arpita G Upadhyay Assistant Professor, Department of Kayachikitsa, Shri Ayurved Mahavidyalaya Nagpur. Email: arpitagupadhyay@yahoo.in
Date of Acceptance: 2021-12-14
Date of Publication:2022-01-20
Article-ID:IJIM_131_01_22 https://ijim.co.in
Source of Support: nil
Conflict of Interest: nil
How To Cite This Article: Upadhyay A.G., Upadhyay K.G. Role of Rasnadi Guggulu and Snehana in Sandhivata (Osteoarthritis). Int J Ind Med 2021;2(12):23-29
: In Ayurveda Osteoarthritis is known as Sandhivata and it is headed under Vatavyadhi. Regarding management, modern science mainly focuses on pain reduction by medication with rest & simple exercise for mild Osteoarthritis. Objectives: To study the degenerative disease O.A. and its management and to evaluate the efficacy of Rasnadi Guggulu and Snehana with compound oil(combination of Dashmul and Prasarini tail)in O.A. Methods: It was a single arm, open, randomized study. The patience with clinical sign and symptoms of O.A. and radiological evidence of Osteoarthritis i.e., X-ray were selected. Results: The data was assessed based on each symptom and most symptoms found to be relieved after treatment with the intervention of Rasnadi Guggulu and Snehana. Symptoms like joint pain, joint inflammation, crepitus, function impairment, painful movement showed highly significant result whereas symptoms like restricted movement, joint deformity showed significant results.
Keywords: Rasnadi Guggulu, Snehana, Sandhivata, Vatavyadhi
