Rheumatoid Arthritis

Effective Ayurvedic Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that affects the joints primarily. It results in swollen, warm, and painful joints. Stiffness and pain worsens after taking rest. In this disorder the wrist and hands are involved. The disease affects various other parts of the body, resulting in inflammation around the lungs, low red blood cell count, and inflammation around heart. It is accompanied by fever and the symptoms appear over weeks and months. The predilection of this disease is higher in women than men. This is mainly due to the irregular eating habits of females, due to which the undigested juice acts as toxin.

Dr. Arora recommends natural solution for Rheumatoid Arthritis and associated complications. These solutions are targeted at addressing the problem at root-cause level. A set of effective Ayurvedic remedy for these problems without any side effects, are mentioned below, please select the one that suits your condition the best.

Ayurveda is a system that has been delivering excellent remedies and cures for centuries because it believes in treating the body as a whole instead of tinkering just with the symptoms of a particular part.

In case of Severity(where it impacts day-to-day activities):

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Mild to moderate cases:

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The Causes of Rhumatoid Arthritis:

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition, in which the immune system of the body attacks itself. The factors which triggers this is still not known. As per Ayurveda, Rhematoid Arthritis is known as Amavata in which vitiation of Vata Dosha and accumulation of Ama take place in joint(s). In Amavata the normal function of Vata is disturbed. It produces stabdhata & sandhigraha leading to the restricted movements of joints & it becomes responsible for crippling effect seen in the patients.

The Jone’s Criteria – Distinguishing Rhuematoid Arthritis from Other Types of Arthritis:

• The involvement of more than three joints.
• This disease affects the interphalangeal joints that are the wrist joint, fingers etc.
• Bilaterally symmetrical presentation is seen in this disease.
• Formation of rheumatoid nodules is seen in this disease.
• The RA factor is positive in this disease. This RA factor is a serological test in which the patient’s blood sample is tested for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• In radiological findings decalcification is present in the joints.
• Morning stiffness is very common in this disease which continues for an hour after waking up in the morning.

The Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis:

• People suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis experience warm, tender and swollen joints and stiffness in the mornings.
• People suffering from this disease also experience stomach problems.
• Those suffering from this disorder experiences fever, fatigue and weight loss and have difficulty in walking.

Additional Ayurvedic Treatment:

• The patient is put on a fast (langhan), so that his metabolism improves. The undigested toxic juice gets time to digest.
• To help in the digestion of undigested juice, trikatu choorna medicine, which is a combination of sonth or dried ginger powder, Balinese pepper or peepli or black pepper powder, is given to the patients to increase the body heat or teepan.
• Application of dry heat to the joints is another treatment recommended in Ayurvedic treatment. A small bag of sand heated on a hot iron or skillet is applied to the joints.
• Panchkarma treatment is done, in which purgation therapy or virechari is done. In this therapy, castor oil is given in good amount to induce bowel movement, which is a detoxification procedure, adopted to clean the intestine. This helps in opening of the blocked pores through which enzymatic secretions take place.