MANAGEMENT OF VATARAKTA (GOUT) THROUGH AYURVEDIC INTERVENTION - A CASE REPORT

Vatarakta (Gout) is a disease explained in Ayurveda involving Vata Dosha imbalance affecting Rakta Dhatu. In the IPD, a 59-year-old female presented with complaints of Ubhaya Hasta Parvasandhi Shopha and Erythema, Ubhaya Hasta Osha, Ubhaya Pada Osha, Ubhaya Hasta Parvasandhi Chosha, Ubhaya Janusandhishola Chosha, Skashta Utthapan and Utkatasan, Samanya Daurbalya in the last 4 months, diagnosed as a case of Vatarakta (Gout), was treated with Ayurvedic management. Raktamokshana by Siravedha (Bloodletting), Virechana Karma (Therapeutic Purgation), Kokilaksha Kashaya, Asthimajjapachaka Kashaya, and Kaishora Guggulu were administered. Symptoms were assessed as per the grading system for pain (Visual Analog Scale), tenderness, edema, and erythema. Improvement was seen in tenderness, edema, and erythema, which came down to grade zero at the end of treatment, while the pain was reduced to grade 2 on the Visual Analog Scale from 10. The patient felt a significant decrease in serum uric acid from 9.5 mg% to 6.3 mg% after the treatment. Hence, this study was taken to prove that Ayurvedic management has remarkable results in Vatarakta (Gout). However, large-scale randomized controlled trials are required to further validate the same.