a comparative clinical study of panchasama churna and erand paka in the management of amavata wsr to rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract

newline DERIVATON OF THE WORD AMA - (NIRUKTI) newlineThe word Amaand#8223; is derived from the root. newlineand#61623; Am Roge dhatu + Aa + Dhang Pratyaya (A.K). Here the presiding vowel is newlineelongated and the word AMA is formed. newlineand#61623; According to Hemachandra - Gatyartha Am dhatu + Nich pratyaya = Ama (A.K) newlineUTPATTI newline Amyatae Gamyate pakadartham iti Amah (A.K ) newlineThe substance which is not digested properly and needs further digestion is called newlineAma. newline Amayate pidyate srotasamauha aneneti Amah (A.K.) newlineSubstance which is detrimental to srotas is termed as Ama. It produces pain or creates newlinepressure on Srotamukha and accumulates in Srotamukha. newline A isat amyate pachyate iti Amah (S.K.D.) paka rahita kancha is bhasa newlineIncompletely digested or unprocessed matter is Ama. newlineIn Ayurveda the term Ama means :- substance which is supposed to undergo newlinedigestion (Amyate......iti amah) newlineThe term Ama is a synonym of vyadhi found in Charka Nidana sthana. Tatra newlinevyadhiramayo gada ......ityanathantaram (Cha,Ni - 1) newline Prayena Ama samuthena Amaya ityuchyate (Chakrapani) According to Aruna newlinedatta:- kilama samutthah sarve vyadhayah The most part of the disease are in newlinegendered by Ama. newlineAA :- As a prefix to verb and noun. It means near, near to. MA :- poison newlineAma denotes a substance, or a group of substance which is near to poison or act like newlinepoison