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Vatarakta: Symptoms and Treatment Overview

This document discusses Vatarakta, an ayurvedic disease characterized by the vitiation of vata and blood. It manifests mainly in small joints like the feet and hands, causing symptoms like pricking pain, swelling, stiffness, and discoloration of skin. The disease is classified based on the doshas involved - vata, pitta, kapha, or rakta. Treatment focuses on snehana, vasti, abhyanga, and medicines to pacify the doshas. Gout is also discussed as an inflammatory arthritis caused by monosodium urate crystals forming from hyperuricemia. It presents as acute synovitis, chronic erosive arthritis, tophi,

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Vatarakta: Symptoms and Treatment Overview

This document discusses Vatarakta, an ayurvedic disease characterized by the vitiation of vata and blood. It manifests mainly in small joints like the feet and hands, causing symptoms like pricking pain, swelling, stiffness, and discoloration of skin. The disease is classified based on the doshas involved - vata, pitta, kapha, or rakta. Treatment focuses on snehana, vasti, abhyanga, and medicines to pacify the doshas. Gout is also discussed as an inflammatory arthritis caused by monosodium urate crystals forming from hyperuricemia. It presents as acute synovitis, chronic erosive arthritis, tophi,

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  • Introduction to Vatarakta
  • What is Vatarakta?
  • Nidan (Diagnosis)
  • Samprapti (Pathogenesis)
  • Purvaroopa (Prodromal Symptoms)
  • Prasar (Spreading)
  • Lakshana (Symptoms)
  • Dosha Analysis
  • Types of Prognosis
  • Treatment in Ayurveda
  • Medicines
  • Type and Features of Gout Crystals
  • Understanding Gout (Modern Interpretation)
  • Prevalence of Gout
  • Risk Factors for Gout
  • Aetiology of Hyperuricaemia
  • Clinical Features of Gout
  • Gout in Different Age Groups
  • Investigation Techniques
  • Modern Treatment Approaches
  • Drug Profiles for Gout
  • Closing Remarks

Dr.

Sushanta Sahu
B.A.M.S. (Hons), UTKAL
Final Yr. M.D. Scholar
P.G. Deptt. of Kayachikitsa
G.A.M., Puri (Odisha)
Email- [Link]@[Link]
Mob: 9658277202
What is Vatarakta…?
Here both Vata and Blood get vitiated by
individual causes and manifested the disease so it is
called as वातरक्त, वातासक
ृ , वातशोणित .

As it affects the small joint mostly, it can also


called as खुड़वात ।

Due to Avrit of Vata blood get more vitiated and


causes disease called वातबलास ।
निदाि
संप्राप्तत
निदाि सेवि रक्तदष्ु टि + सववशरीर
वातप्रकोप प्रसरण

पादमल
ू / हस्तमल
ू मैं
संचय
उत्ताि (त्वक & मांस)

वातरक्त
गम्भीर (सष्धि,
अष्स्ि, मज्जा ......
पव
ू रू
व प
प्रसार
लक्षि
VATIK PAITTIK RAKTAJ KAPHAJ

Pricking pain, Daha, Itching, Toda, Heaviness,


swelling, Murchha, Discoloration Sunyata, Mild
stiffness, Excess of skin, pain, Chillness
contraction of sweating, feeling
veins, Thirst, Vertigo,
Fever,
साध्यासाध्यता

Sadhya Ekadoshaja

Yapya Dwidoshaja

Sannipataja,
Asadhya Reaching to janu,
twak vivarna
Treatment:-

Snehan
Virechan
Vasti
Abhyanga
Pradeha
Medicines
Rasousadhi Vataraktantaka rasa, Visweshwar rasa,
Mahataleswar rasa, Sarveswar rasa
Guggulu Amruta guggulu, Kaishora guggulu

Choorna Nimbadi choorna, Maha sudarsan choorna

Asavarista Khadirarista, Manjisthadya rista

Ghruta-taila Guduchi ghruta, Amrutadi ghruta, Guduchyadi


taila, Pinda taila
Kwath Mahamanjisthadi kwath, Patoladi kwath
What is Gout…?
1. Gout is an inflammatory response to
Monosodium Urate crystal formed
secondary to hyper uricaemia.

2. The major clinical manifestations are acute


synovitis, chronic erosive and deforming
arthritis, tophi, nephrolithiasis and
instestinal nephratis.
Prevalence
Gout is seen in only 10% of patients of hyper
uricaemia.

The incidence of Gout varies in population


from 0.2 to 3.5 per 1000, with an overall
prevalence of 2 to 26 per 1000.

It is rare in children and premenopausal


females. The peak age of onset in male is
between 40-50 years.
Risk factor
Aetiology
Clinical Feature
Asymtomatic
Hyper
uricaemia

Chronic Acute Gouty


GOUT arthritis
Gout

Inter-
critical gout
Gouty arthritis
affecting toe

Gouty arthritis
affecting fingure
Investigation

1. Routine blood investigation

2. Serum Uric acid

3. Synovial fluid Cytology & biopsy

4. X-ray
Needle shaped Mono sodium Urate crystal
Soft tissue swelling and erosion with over hanging
edge at 1st MTP joint
Treatment

Dr. Sushanta Sahu B.A.M.S. (Hons), UTKAL Final Yr. M.D. Scholar P.G. Deptt. of Kayachikitsa G.A.M., Puri (Odisha) Email- dr.
What is Vatarakta…? Here both Vata and Blood get vitiated by individual causes and manifested the disease so it is called as
निदाि
संप्राप्तत
निदाि सेवि रक्तदुष्टि+ वातप्रकोप सववशरीर प्रसरण पादमूल / हस्तमूल मैं संचय वातरक्त गम्भीर (सष्धि, अष्स्ि, मज्जा ...... उत्त
पूववरूप
प्रसार
लक्षि
VATIK PAITTIK RAKTAJ KAPHAJ Pricking pain, swelling, stiffness, contraction of veins, Daha, Murchha, Excess sweating,
साध्यासाध्यता Sadhya Ekadoshaja Yapya Dwidoshaja Asadhya Sannipataja, Reaching to janu, twak vivarna

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