| Osteoarthritis which is known as sandhigatavata in | | | | drug that is recommended to treat this degenerative |
| ayurvedic medicine may occurs due to some particular | | | | disease is Karaskara. Sahachara, bala, devdar, shallaki |
| food, poor blood circulation, dryness, over exertion or a | | | | etc are also used. Main preparations used are qwath, |
| low nutrient supply to the joint. It is an important vata | | | | arishta , choorna, tablets and ghrit. |
| disease described in ayurvedic classicals like Charak | | | | - In order to cleanse the toxins from the colon Triphala, |
| samhita and Ashtanga hridaya. It is caused by the | | | | which is a mild laxative is given. Triphala has specific |
| inflammation and loss of cartilage and affects the | | | | action to pacify vitated vata. |
| joints of knees, hips, lower spine, fingers and toes. | | | | - Trikatu is given to enhance the digestive fire and will |
| It can be managed by | | | | enhance the equilibrium of pitha dosha. |
| - Eating lot of vegetables, freshly cooked foods, hot | | | | - Guggul helps to strengthen the bone tissue. It reduces |
| soups of lentils, pulse, moderate quantity of ghee and | | | | the inflammation and edema, pacify kapha dosha. |
| oils to lubircate the dried joints. By avoiding oily and | | | | - In order to control inflammation of the joints, |
| deep fried foods.Doing a regular mild exercise | | | | Ayurveda suggests Boswellia gum or phellodendron |
| programme to enable the joint to move and prevent | | | | bark and scute root and it is used in combination with |
| further damages also by noti ndulging in any hard job | | | | myrrh gum, fang feng root, qin and jiao root. |
| which may damage the joints. Daily massaging with | | | | Commonly used medicines are Sahacharadi qwath, |
| the mahanaraya oil or specific oils prescribed by an | | | | Guggul thikta qwath, Maharasnadi qwath, |
| ayurvedic doctor is used to calm down the vata | | | | Rasnerandadi qwath, Balarishta, Dhanwantharishta, |
| dosha. | | | | Karasakar ghrit, Guggul thiktaka ghrit, Shadpala ghrit. |
| - Ayurvedic drugs aim to reduce the vitiated vata and | | | | Ashwagandha, Bala, Shallaki, Guggul and Rasna are |
| also improves the kapha and pitha functions. The main | | | | used in pure herbs form. |