Invitro Anti-Inflammatory Activity and Qualitative Bio-Chemical Analysis of Polyherbal Siddha Formulation - Vaathathukku Chooranam

Siddha system was propounded by the siddhars and which a vast and unique system which defines Health as a prefect state of physical, psychosocial, social and spiritual wellbeing of an individual. In siddha system, siddhars classified diseases into 4448. Yugimuni mentioned 80 types of vaatha diseases in his text, Yugi vaidhiya chinthamani. In which ?Uthiravaatha Sronitham? is one among them and the signs and symptoms of this disease is correlated with Rheumatoid arthritis. Siddha system effectively treats chronic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes etc. Traditional siddha medicines offer a wide range of Anti-inflammatory drugs which are polyherbal in nature. This research paper deals with Anti-inflammatory activity and bio-chemical analysis of Vaathathukku Chooranam documented in classical siddha text Agathiyar maruthuvam indicated for Vaatham (Arthritis). This study confirms the Vaathathukku Chooranam possess Anti-inflammatory activity.