REVIEW ON VATARAKTA: CAUSES ,PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICAPPROACHES IN AYURVEDA MEDICINE.

Science is an ever-evolving system of knowledge rooted in logic. Its conclusions are temporary like a traveller pausing briefly on a journey. An examination of Ayurvedic literature highlights the progressive development of Vatarakta over time. Illnesses resulting from the combination of vitiated Vata and Rakta leading to various health issues, with Vatarakta being one of them. The core pathology of Vatarakta involves the aggravation of Vata and Rakta and obstruction in the path of Vata. This disease originates in the blood, spreads through blood vessels and nerves, and settles in the joints. The study of this disorder is crucial to finding a safe, reliable, and permanent cure. This review provides an overview of the historical aspects of Vatarakta from the Vedic era to the present, covering its etymology, Nidana, Samprapti, Purva-rupa, Rupa, Sadhyata-Asadhyata, Sapeksha Nidana, Upadrava, Chikitsa, and Pathya-Apathya, in Ayurveda Vatarakta also known as Vatabalasa, Adhyavata, Khudda roga.