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Ayurvedic Treatment of Arthritis
(Painful Joints)
by Dr.Shashikant Patwardhan Arthritis is one of the most common ailment for which Ayurvedic help is being sought these days.

Disease Process in Arthritis
According to Ayurveda mostly pains are caused by the aggravation of vata (air) dosha. Arthritis is a condition which is caused by accumulation of ama and aggravation of vata. (Ama is a toxic by-product of improper digestion.) This ama circulates in the whole body and deposits or gets collected at the sites which are weaker. When it deposits in the joints and at the same time there is aggravation of vata, it results in a disease called amavata. This amavata is arthritis.
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