Clinical Safety of Selected Ayurvedic Formulations in Rheumatoid Arthritis

JOURNAL TITLE: Journal of Research in Ayurvedic Sciences

Author
1. AK Jain
2. Bikratan Das
3. Sangeeta Sangvikar
4. Shashi Ghosh
5. GK Swami
6. Saiprasad
7. Rajesh Kumari
8. Alok Srivastav
9. DS Sahu
10. Tapasi Borah
11. MM Rao
12. VB Kumawat
13. KK Singh
14. SK Mehar
15. Pitta Srinivas
ISSN
2456-5601
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10064-0011
Volume
1
Issue
2
Publishing Year
2017
Pages
9
Author Affiliations
    1. Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Hepatobiliary Disorders, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
    1. Regional Ayurveda Institute for Fundamental Research, Pune Maharashtra, India
    1. Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, New Delhi, India
    1. University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi
    2. University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) and Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital, New Delhi, India
    3. University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) and Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital, New Delhi, India; The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
    4. VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
    1. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Eye Diseases Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
    1. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Skin Disorders Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
    1. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Eye Diseases Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
    1. Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Drug Development Kolkata, West Bengal, India
    1. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Gangtok, Sikkim, India
    1. Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Hepatobiliary Disorders, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
    1. M.S. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Endocrine Disorders, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
    1. Dr. Achanta Lakshmipathi Research Centre for Ayurveda Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
    1. M.S. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Endocrine Disorders, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
    1. Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Hepatobiliary Disorders, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
    1. Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
    2. CGHS Hospital RK Puram, New Delhi
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    Abstract

    Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease which mainly affects the small joints leading to erosion of cartilage and bone associated with irreversible joint damage, joint deformity, and systemic complications. The symptoms of RA resemble with the signs and symptoms mentioned in Amavata described in different texts of Ayurveda. Simhanada Guggulu, Brihat Saindhavadya Taila, Vatari Guggulu, Rasna Saptaka Kashaya, and Hingvashtaka Churna are commonly used in the management of this disease. However, the safety data are not collected on these formulations till now. Objective: Critical analysis and presentation of clinical safety outcomes of classical Ayurvedic formulations Simhanada Guggulu, Brihat Saindhavadya Taila, Vatari Guggulu, Rasna Saptaka Kashaya, and Hingvashtaka Churna in patients of RA generated through multicenter open label studies at different Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) centers. Materials and methods: Data were collected from three different clinical studies executed in peripheral institutes of CCRAS and were critically evaluated to assay the safety profile of five formulations. Safety assessments were done through analyzing liver function tests (LFTs) and kidney function tests (KFTs) before and after the study trial period. Conclusion: The findings in the three different clinical studies clearly indicate that Simhanada Guggulu, Brihat Saindhavadya Taila, Vatari Guggulu, Rasna Saptaka Kashaya, and Hingvashtaka Churna are clinically safe and tolerable in the participants belonging to different age groups, gender, geographical area, and different prakrti.

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