Clinical Evaluation of Meghasaanthi Chooranam in the treatment of Uthiravaathasuronitham (Rheumatoid Arthritis ) - Single Case Study
Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an auto-immune inflammatory disease due to its chronicity and complications still remain as one of the most challenging conditions for the physicians to handle with. In spite of potent anti-inflammatory agents and powerful immune-suppressive agents, its prognosis is not very easy. UthiraVathasuronitham is one among the 80 types of vaatha disease classified by yugi in his text YugiVaithiyacinthamani. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), according to modern medicine and UthiraVathasuronitham according to siddha has an etiological and clinical relationship. In the current study, a clinical experience with Meghasaanthichooranam is explained. A 42-year-old female with diagnosed history of RA was treated by Meghasaanthichooranam. The patient presented with pain and swelling in minor joints of hand, wrist, ankle, shoulder joints and morning stiffness. She received 3 g of Meghasaanthichooranam twice a day with lukewarm water for 45 days and at the end of the treatment, 60 % improvement was observed in the overall effect of therapy.
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