1. Clinical efficacy of Rasona Pinda in the management of Amavata (rheumatoid arthritis).
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Singh, Jai Prakash, Antiwal, Meera, Vaibhav, Amit, Tripathi, J. S., and Tiwari, S. K.
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ALTERNATIVE treatment for rheumatoid arthritis ,AYURVEDIC medicine ,DISEASE management ,DRUG efficacy ,TREATMENT of arthritis - Abstract
In the present clinical study, 63 patients of Amavata were registered from the Kayachikitsa out patient department/indoor patient department (OPD/IPD) of Sir Sunder Lal Hospital (Indian Medicine Wing), IMS, BHU, Varanasi-5. In group I (Rasona Pinda), 27 patients completed the study of a total of 33patients registered in the group (six patients dropped out mid--therapy). In group II (control group), 23 patients completed all three follow-ups out of 30 patients (there were seven dropouts in mid--therapy). In group I, complete remission in 29.6%, major improvement in 59.3% and minor improvement in change font so as to appear 11.1% were observed. In group II, complete remission in 13%, major improvement in 21.7%, minor improvement in 39.1% and unchanged in 26.9% of the patients were observed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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