Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Osteoarthritis of knee is the commonest joint disease. As per ayurvedic texts Sandhigata vata can be correlated with osteoarthritis In Ayurveda the disease Sandhigata Vata . As per the report of WHO and Arthritis Foundation , knee osteoarthritis is a most common form of degenerative disorder of knee. In Ayurveda, the disease Osteoarthritis resembles with the closeness of symptoms SandhiVata. when these symptoms prevails in Janu Sandhi, it is called Janu SandhiVata (osteo-arthritis of knee). Acharya Charaka has explained the importance of Basti therapy and said that Basti is the whole or half management of all disorders . Acharya Sushruta has explained the importance of Sneha (lipid) in Chikitsa Sthana said that Sneha is the base of is the foundation of individual’s life .