@article{N. Haritha_Rashmi. R_Nighil Gigi_Binu.M.B_2021, title={A CLINICAL EVALUATION OF MATRA BASTI AND KATI BASTI WITH DHANWANTARAM TAILA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GRIDHRASI}, volume={9}, url={https://ijapr.in/index.php/ijapr/article/view/1910}, DOI={10.47070/ijapr.v9i4.1910}, abstractNote={<p><em>Gridhrasi</em> comes under 80 types of <em>Nanatmaja Vatavyadhi</em>. The cardinal signs and symptoms of<em> Gridhrasi</em> are <em>Ruk</em> (pain), <em>Toda</em> (pricking sensation), <em>Spandana</em> (twitching) in the <em>Sphik</em>, <em>Kati, Uru, Janu, Jangha</em> and <em>Pada</em> in order and <em>Sakthikshepa Nigraha</em> i.e., restricted lifting of the leg associated with <em>Gourava, Aruchi. Kati Basti</em> is widely being practiced throughout country as <em>Bahyaupakrama</em> which has both <em>Snehana</em> and <em>Swedana</em> effects. <em>Matra Basti</em> is <em>Snehana </em>procedure which does <em>Vataanulomana, Vatashamana.</em> <strong>Objectives: </strong>To evaluate the efficacy of <em>Matrabasti</em> and <em>Katibasti</em> with <em>Dhanvantaram Taila</em> in the management of <em>Gridhrasi. </em><strong>Materials and Methods: </strong>Patients presenting with the classical features of <em>Gridhrasi</em> and between the age group of 16 to 50 years irrespective of sex were selected and allotted in Group A, B and C with 15 patients in each group. Group A was administered with <em>Matra basti</em> with <em>Dhanwantram Taila</em> and Group B with <em>Kati</em> <em>basti </em>with <em>Dhanwantram Taila</em> and Group C with both <em>Matra basti</em> and <em>Kati basti</em> with <em>Dhanwantram Taila</em> for 9 days.<strong> Results: </strong>In combined treatment of <em>Kati Basti</em> and <em>Matra Basti</em> in Group C there was tremendous response in relieving <em>Ruk </em>(73%),<em> Toda </em>(46%), <em>Spandana </em>(60%),<em> Supti </em>(80%), <em>Gourava </em>(73%),<em> Aruchi </em>(66%),<em> Sparshasahyata </em>(73.3%) SLR (60%). In Group A, patients subjected to <em>Matra Basti </em>was effective in relieving <em>Ruk (26.7%), Toda (13.3%), Spandana </em>(26.7%),<em> Supti </em>(66.7%),<em> Gourava </em>(46.7%), <em>Aruchi </em>(53.3%),<em> Sparshasahyata </em>(13.3%) SLR (6.7%). In Group B patients subjected to <em>Kati</em> <em>Basti</em> was effective in relieving <em>Ruk </em>(6.7%), <em>Toda </em>(0%),<em> Spandana </em>(0%),<em> Supti</em> (40%),<em> Gourava </em>(20%),<em> Aruchi </em>(0%),<em> Sparshasahyata </em>(20%) SLR (0%).<strong> Conclusion:</strong> On the basis of the results of this study, it can be clearly concluded that combined treatment of <em>Matrabasti</em> and <em>Kati basti</em> with <em>Dhanwantaram taila</em> provided significant relief in the signs and symptoms of <em>Gridhrasi</em> than individually performed <em>Matra basti</em> and <em>Kati basti</em> with <em>Dhanwantaram taila.</em></p&gt;}, number={4}, journal={International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research}, author={N. Haritha and Rashmi. R and Nighil Gigi and Binu.M.B}, year={2021}, month={May}, pages={17-31} }