Effect of external oleation through retention of barleriaprionitis oil on kneein the management osteoarthritis of knee

SahacharanAyurvedic herb has primarily been used to cure all types of Arthritis.Janu means knee and Basti signifies retaining something inside or containing something. Thus JanuBasti is the Ayurvedic therapy where hot medicated oil is made to retain on the surface of the knee portion of body. At present, there is no cure for OA of Knee. The management of OA of Knee is broadly divided into non-pharmacological, pharmacological, and surgical treatments, which are highly symptomatic and commonly associated with troublesome side effects. These treatments are either expensive or not available for common people in developing countries. AcharyaSushrutahas explained Vayu entrapped in Snayu (muscles), Sandhi (joint) & Asthi (bone) which should be treated with Janubasti with SahacharTaila(BarleriaPrionitis). Hence the patient should be kept under Janubasti therapy. 50 pts.were selected from the Dept. of Panchakarma OPD BharatiVidyapeeth Ayurveda Hospital Pune. Sahachar Tail wasPurchased fromAgsati Pharmaceutical’s Pune . Janubasti with Sahachar Tail was done dailyonce for 30 minutes for 7 days and f/u were taken on 15th and 30th day. Janubasti reduces all signs and symptoms of OA of Knee i.e. pain, swelling, Tenderness, Pain during extension and flexion, tenderness, difficulty during walking without any treatment-emergent adverse effect. Janubasti with SahacharTailashown significant results (i.e. P value is <0.05) in cardinal signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis of Knee.