A CLINICAL RANDOMIZED OPEN STUDY ON THE MANAGEMENT OF
SANDHIGATAVATA W.S.R. TO OSTEOARTHRITIS BY PATOLA (TRICOSANTHUS
DIOCA) KSHIR BASTI
Osteoarthritis is the leading causes of arthritis in adult population. The word “Osteoarthritis” correlate as “Sandhigatavata” which is describe under ‘Vatvyadhi” in Ayurveda. Osteoarthritis (OA) may be perhaps the oldest of all known diseases. In this present era there is no definite cure for OA. Ayurvedic manage-ment of SandhigataVata, include BahyaSnehan (external oliation), Swedana (fomentation), Abhyantara TiktaSnehapana (ingestion of medicated ghee), Basti (medicated enema) treatment and GugguluPray-oga(drug containing comiferamukul). Aim: To assess the efficacy of ‘Patola (Tricosanthusdioca) Kshir Basti’ in the patients of ‘Sandhigatavata’. To study the efficacy of ‘Guduchi (Tinusporacordifolia) Kshir Basti’ in the patients of ‘Sandhigatavata’. Materials and Methods: In the present study 60 patients of Sandhigatavata were studied. These patients were classified randomly into two groups termed as Trial Group and Control Group. Diagnosis of Sandhigatavata was done on the basis of classical signs and symp-toms mentioned in Ayurvedic text, as well as the diagnostic criteria for osteoarthritis of knee Result: Signif-icant results (P< 0.05) were found in all the cardinal symptoms – Pain (Sandhiruja), Swelling (Shotha), tenderness, crepitus and pain on extension and flexion. Haematological findings showed significant result in sr. calcium, Haemoglobin percentage and ESR (Erythrocyte sedimentation rate) changes. Conclusion: At 5% level tabulated Chi Square suggested that both of the groups are same.