Abstract :
Knee
osteoarthritis is a painful condition that represents the degeneration of the cartilages and
osteophyte formation in knee joint that affects millions
of people worldwide. In
Un?ni
System of
Medicine, it has been treated by a number of single or compound drugs and various regimens of
‘Ilajbi’lTadb?r
such as cupping, venesection, massage, hot fomentation, irrigation etc. Among
these regimens
Takm?d
(fomentation) either moist or cold is being used with the aim to resolve the
swellings caused by
r?h
(gas), to reduce the pain and to make soften, and also for diversion and
evacuation of
Maw?d
-
i
-
f?sida
(morbid materials) from the affected parts. A patient
with chief
complaints of pain in both knee joints, along with the swelling and mild tenderness feeling severe
pain while performing daily activity for last 1 yearwas treated atIPD of the Hospital National
Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore, to evalua
te the efficacy of
TakmidH?r Ratab
with a warm
decoction of drugs including
Bab?na (
dried leaves and branches
)
,
N?kh?na (dried legumes)
,
Makokhushq (
dried fruits
)
,
Gul
-
i
-
t?su (
dried flowers
)
,
S?ranj?nTalkh
(dried corm) and
Namak
-
i
-
l?hori
in crude form loca
lly for 10 sittings of alternate application. Along with local, oral
compound drug
Habb
-
i
-
S?ranj?n
2 two times a day for 30 days. The patient was assessed at zero
day and 30th day
on the basis of changes in subjective and objective parameters,
with the help
of
Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS).At the end of the treatment patient got
significant relief in subjective and objective parameters. The present study reveals that
Takm?dH?r
Ratab
along with
Habb
-
i
-
S?ranj?n
is pills safe and effective
therapy in the treatment of
Waja’ al
-
Rakba
without
any side effect. Hence this case may be recommended for further larger sample
sized
study.
Keyword :
Habb - i - S?ranj?n, Knee Osteo Arthritis, Regimenal therapy, Takm?d H?r Ratab, Unani, Waja’ al - Rakba