A Survey Study of Joint Pain to Develop the Assessment Criteria of Agnidushti in Amavata
Author : Dr. Yad Ram, and Prof. Surendra Kumar Sharma
Abstract :
Introduction: Due to Agni dusti Nidana Sevana when Agni is vitiated it becomes incapable in digesting the ingested food, lead to Ama formation. In Amavata as Ama gets accumulated in the joints leads to restriction in moments of the joints, pain, tenderness, swelling in affected site or joints. Aims-To assess the Agnidusthi in Amavata, a scale will be prepared on the basis of Ayurvediya concept of Amavata. To make universal parameters to major status of Agnidusthi in patients of Amavata.
Methods: 500 subjects of joints pain were taken in the survey study to know the cause of Agni dusti in Amavata. In the study we use two methods were to assess of Agni. Result Method-1, effect of Agni was assessed using six parameters Ayu, Varṇa, Bala, Svasthya, Utsaha and Upacaya and Method-2 was scoring of Jaranashakti by using Utsah, Laghuta, Udgarshuddhi, Kshut, Trishnapravritti Yathochitmalotsarga parameters.
Results: In first method-1-41.4% patients were having Grading-2 & 40.8% patients were having Grading-3 of Ayu, Varna, Bala, Utshaha, Upchaya, Swasthaya and in second method-2-38% patients were having Grading-1 and 23.1% patients were having Grading-2 of Jaran Shakti, Abhayavaharan Shakti, Ruchi and Vata Mutra Purisha Retasam Mukti.
Conclusion: Both methods result showed that majority of population were involved in Agni dusti nidana which indicate Agniduṣti and further Ama formation.
Keywords :
Ama, Agni dusti, Amavata& survey study
