MANAGEMENT OF BUERGER'S DISEASE THROUGH AYURVEDA- A CASE REPORT

The present case report was about a 50 year-old-male who was diagnosed with Buerger’s disease which is a generalised occlusive vascular diseaseaffecting predominantly males with special predilection to involve the lowerextremities. He presented with complaint of unhealed ulcerations with pain andburning sensation in his right sole for 6 months but not getting satisfactoryrelief even after using conventional medications and advised to get doneamputation. He visited the All India institute of Ayurveda and was treated fortwo months with a combination of Ayurvedic medicines and leech therapy whichshowed significant improvement in patients condition and eventually norecurrence was observed, ulcer healed completely with slight discolouration. Thisshows the effectiveness of Ayurvedic treatment including internal medicinesadministration and leech therapy in preventing amputation and treating othersymptoms which may be useful for clinical practices

Successful management and withdrawal of conventional medicine in Amavata patient (Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis) with an Ayurvedic intervention: A Case Report : Withdrawal of conventional medication by Ayurvedic management in Amavata (rheumatoid arthritis)

Amavata (~Rheumatoid arthritis) is the most common condition among chronic inflammatory joint diseases. It occurs due to impairment of Agni (digestive fire), formation of Ama (bio-toxin) and vitiation of Vata Dosha. The produced Ama is carried by the aggravated Vata which gets deposited in the Shleshmasthana (Asthi - sandhi) and produces “Amavata”. The clinical features of Amavata are identical to Rheumatoid arthritis. In Conventional medicines NSAIDs, DMARDs, JAK inhibitors and corticosteroids plays a major role in the treatment of this condition; but they have serious adverse effects and have limitations for long-term therapy. Conventional drugs only provide temporary control to the pain but the possibility of further damage to joints remains the same because the root cause of the disorder remains unattended. This issue increases the urge to research the new possibilities of drugs that have predictable efficacy and a low toxic profile in this debilitating disorder. Ayurveda focuses on treating the root cause and breakdown of pathogenesis with the help of modalities like Langhana, Swedana, and use of drugs having Tikta, Katu Rasa and Deepana property, Virechana, Snehapana and Vasti. These procedures help in Amapachana, Vatashamana, and Strotoshodhana and have lesser side effects. Present case study was done on the female patient of Amavata in which the successful withdrawal of the DMARDs and NSAIDs were done with the help of Ayurvedic medicine