A REVIEW ON VARYADI KASHAYA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PITTADHIKA VATARAKTA

Abstract

                Vatarakta is one of the most common distressing disorders of present era. It is the disease in which vata and rakta are vitiated individually by vata prakopaka and rakta prakopaka nidana. Due to anyonya dushana, dosha dushya samurchana takes place and they get localized in padamula or hastamula and later manifest in other joints also. Improper dietary habits such as adhyasana, virudhasana, ahitasana and use of meat of aquatic and marshy animals, consumption of junk food, less exercise, long term vehicle riding etc. have increased the incidence of vatarakta patients. It is a condition characterized by flares and remissions.  Whenever pitta pradhana dosha aggravation takes place in vatarakta, Pittadhika vatarakta manifests. In vatarakta there will be chronic inflammation in joints which may lead to joint destruction and ultimately deformity. This may cause difficulty in the daily activity of patients and disrupts the quality of life. So it is necessary to interfere at the earliest. Although there are various formulations available in vatarakta most of them are with numerous ingredients. Varyadi kashaya is very a little known formulation which is mentioned in Sahasrayoga in the context of vatarakta. It is a simple formulation with only two ingredients satavari and guduchi.

Keywords – Pittadhika vatarakta, Varyadi kashaya