Rheumatoid Arthritis is an Auto immune disorder producing a non suppurative proliferative and inflammatory synovitis that often progresses to destruction of articular cartilage and ankylosis of joints. It may affect many other organs like skin, blood vessels, lungs, heart and muscles. Morning stiffness, tenderness, warmth, swelling, loss of appetite, nodules under the skin are the major symptoms in patients.
Amavata is a condition linked not only to joint disorder but to weakness of digestive fire and formation of poisonous and harmful content called as Ama. Morbid association of Ama with aggravated vata dosha gives rise to a very critical and chronic disease known as Amavata. Pain, swelling and stiffness of joints, difficult to move are symptoms of Amavata. Auto immune condition in Ayurveda is strongly believed to associate with the imbalance of digestive fire and due to consumption of Viruddha ahara (Non-Compatible foods).
