Clinical Evaluation of an Ayurvedic Compound in the Management of Janu Sandhigata Vata wsr to Osteoarthritis of Knee Joint

Abstract

Janusandhigatavata is one of the Vata Vyadhi which is described as a separate newlineclinical entity even though it is not included in 80 types of Nanatmaja Vata Vikara. newlineIn modern science it can be correlated with osteoarthritis of knee joint which is a newlinedegenerative joint disease of fifth to sixth decade. Present treatment options in newlinemodern science have numerous untoward effects. Therefore an effective and side newlineeffect free solution was planned in the form of clinical study in which a hypothetical newlineAyurvedic compound was studied in 90 patients affected from Janusandhigatavata newline(osteoarthritis). For this study 90 patients of both sexes were randomly selected newlinefrom O.P.D. of Department of Shalya Tantra, National Institute of Ayurved, Jaipur, newlineRajasthan, India and divided in to three groups having equal number of patients (30 newlinepatients in each group): Group A: Patients of this group were treated with an newlineAyurvedic compound, Group B: Patients of this group were treated with only Kalka newlinePatra-Bandhan while Group C: Patients of this group were treated with combined newlinetherapy (i.e. an Ayurvedic Compound and Kalka-Bandhan). The dose of Ayurvedic newlinecompound was 4 tablet TDS (500 mg each) and duration of treatment were of two newlinemonths and the progress was evaluated weekly. Group C showed highly significant newline(Plt0.001) improvement in overall symptoms while Group B showed significant newlineimprovement. It is concluded that combined therapy of Ayurvedic compound along newlinewith Kalka Patra Bandana are most effective in alleviating symptoms of newlineosteoarthritis affected patients as compare to single therapy. newline