PHARMACEUTICO - ANALYTICAL STUDY OF KANJI-SHATPALA GHRITA - A BENEDICTION FOR AMAVATA

Amavata is a disease caused due to vitiation or aggravation of Vata associated with Ama. Vitiated Vayu circulates the Ama all over the body and takes Sthanasamshraya in joints producing symptoms such as stiffness, swelling and tenderness in multiple joints. The symptoms of Amavata are identical to Rheumatoid arthritis which is a chronic inflammatory and systemic auto-immune disease affecting people predominantly between the ages of 30 to 50 years with predictable cause, about 1% of the world population is affected by rheumatoid arthritis and 2 to 3 times more common in women than men. Kanji Shatpala Ghrita is a classical preparation mention in classical texts for Amavata. The present study was undertaken to evaluate Kanji-Shatpala Ghrita with respect to its Pharmaceutical preparation and Analytical study.