
High uric acid o Hyperuricemia is an excess of uric acid in the blood.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HIGH URIC ACID
- CAUSES OF HIGH URIC ACID
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HIGH URIC ACID
- DIAGNOSIS OF HIGH URIC ACID
- TREATMENTS FOR HIGH URIC ACID
- PROGNOSIS OF HIGH URIC ACID
- COMPLICATIONS OF HIGH URIC ACID
- HIGH URIC ACID AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF HIGH URIC ACID
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF HIGH URIC ACID
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF HIGH URIC ACID
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HIGH URIC ACID
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF HIGH URIC ACID
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR HIGH URIC ACID
- AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR HIGH URIC ACID
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR HIGH URIC ACID
- AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR HIGH URIC ACID
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR HIGH URIC ACID
- HOME REMEDIES FOR HIGH URIC ACID
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR HIGH URIC ACID
- YOGA FOR HIGH URIC ACID
- RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF HIGH URIC ACID
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HIGH URIC ACID
- Generally asymptomatic
- Symptoms of calculi when it is formed in the kidney, bladder
- In the case of gout, the following symptoms are present;
- Sudden severe pain.
- Pain manifested in almost all joints.
- It is commonly experienced in the base of the big toe.
- Il dolore si aggrava durante i movimenti del corpo.
- Gonfiore
- Arrossamento
CAUSES OF HIGH URIC ACID
- Genetic predisposition
- Certain medications
- Chemotherapy
- Alcol
- Diuretics
- Vitamin B3
- Hypothyroidism
- Purine-rich diet
- Kidney diseases
- Metabolic diseases like diabetes
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HIGH URIC ACID
Hyperuricemia (typically defined as serum urate concentration >6.8 mg/dL) is a common and necessary pathogenic factor in the development of gout. In this kidneys don’t eliminate uric acid efficiently. Things that may cause this slow-down in the removal of uric acid like the above-said causes. The accumulation of urate crystals in the joints causes inflammation.
DIAGNOSIS OF HIGH URIC ACID
- Esami di laboratorio: per individuare la patologia di base.
- Uric acid value in blood- Normal Uric acid levels are 2.4-6.0 mg/dL (female) and 3.4-7.0 mg/dL (male)
TREATMENTS FOR HIGH URIC ACID
- Medications – Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, Analgesics (In the case of joint inflammation like gouty arthritis)
- Treatment of underlying pathology
- Uric acid-reducing agents
PROGNOSIS OF HIGH URIC ACID
- Prognosis is based on the stage of the disease, duration and condition of the patient
COMPLICATIONS OF HIGH URIC ACID
- Stiffened joint
- Permanent damage of joint
- Impossibile fare qualsiasi movimento
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Kidney diseases
HIGH URIC ACID AND AYURVEDA
- In Ayurveda, high uric acid can be treated based on the management of ‘vataraktha’and ‘asmari’.
- Vata vyadhi can be correlated to neurological or neuromuscular disorders. The causes and pathogenesis of diseases caused by vitiation of Vata dosha, in general, are the exclusive cause and pathogenesis of pain, numbness, weakness.
- Vata dosha and asthi dhatu are involved in case of gouty arthritis.
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF HIGH URIC ACID
- Excess consumption of ununctuous, cold, unwholesome food
- Vitiation of pitta and raktha
- Esercizio fisico eccessivo.
- Soppressione degli impulsi naturali.
- Asthi dhatu kashaya – degeneration of bone tissue
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF HIGH URIC ACID
- Sudden sharp pain in the joints
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF HIGH URIC ACID
- I dosha vata, pitta e kapha si muovono attraverso tutti i canali di circolazione. A causa della natura sottile di vata, esso spinge gli altri due dosha.
- Il vata aggravato, avendo provocato questi due dosha, si esacerba e riempie i canali vuoti e si muove notevolmente al loro interno o facendosi avvolgere dagli altri dosha.
- The aggravated vata resides in the joints and produces different kinds of aches and pains.
- If these doshas accumulated in the bladder with the predominance of kapha produces asmari (calculi)
LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HIGH URIC ACID
- Ruk – Pain on the joints
- Redness on joints
- Il dolore si aggrava al movimento
- Sopha – edema
- Sada - debolezza
- Symptoms of calculi (asmari)
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF HIGH URIC ACID
- Symptoms are manageable with appropriate Ayurvedic treatments.
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR HIGH URIC ACID
Ayurvedic local treatment for high uric acid
- Svedam - Fermentazione
- Applicazione di lepa antidolorifica
- Abhyanga - massaggio con olio
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR HIGH URIC ACID
- Kokilaksham Kashayam
- Maharasnadi kashayam
- Dhanwantharam ghritam
- Rasna panchakam kashayam
- Rasnasaptakam kashayam
- Amrita guggulu
- Punarnava guggulu
- Trayodasanga guggulu
- Mahayogaraja guggulu
AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR HIGH URIC ACID
- VASTHI- Erandamooladi yapana vasthi , madhuyashtyadi taila vasthi
- SNEHAVIRECHANAM-Eranda tailam
- NASYA-Ksheerabala
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR HIGH URIC ACID
Amministrazione interna
- Dasamoolarishtam
- Rasnerandadi kashayam
- Rasna panchakam kashayam
- Rasna saptakam kashayam
- Amrita guggulu
- Punarnava guggulu
- Trayodasanga guggulu
- Mahayogaraja guggulu
- Dhanwantharam ghrita
Applicazione esterna
- Snehadhara on gouty joints– with Balaswagandha Thailam e Ksheerabala Thailam
- Shashtika Sali panda sweda
HOME REMEDIES FOR HIGH URIC ACID
- Riposo adeguato
- Massage the painful joints for 15 minutes ( NOT too much pressure )
- Bere molti liquidi
- Bagno in acqua calda
- Massaggio del corpo
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR HIGH URIC ACID
- Evitare gli alimenti che producono uno squilibrio di vata dosha, come i cibi freddi e secchi, difficili da digerire. Perché lo squilibrio vata aggrava i sintomi.
- Avoid purine-rich diet such as — liver, game meat, anchovies, sardines, gravy, dried beans and peas, mushrooms, and other foods
- Consume less purine diet such as Refined cereals – bread, pasta, flour, tapioca, cakes
- Milk and milk products, eggs
- Lettuce, tomatoes, green vegetables
- Evitare esercizi pesanti che aggravano ulteriormente le condizioni.
- Oil massage on the whole body advised. This alleviates vata dosha.
YOGA FOR HIGH URIC ACID
- Nadi Shuddi Pranayam - calma la mente e dà sollievo ai dolori.
Il paziente deve essere seduto in posizione meditativa con la testa e la colonna vertebrale erette e il corpo rilassato. Il paziente deve chiudere una narice (ad esempio la sinistra se si usa la mano destra e viceversa) con il pollice ed espirare completamente attraverso l'altra narice. Di nuovo, dovrà inspirare profondamente attraverso l'altra narice mentre la narice opposta è ancora chiusa con il pollice.
- Savasana - rilassa il corpo e la mente
- Dhanurasana
- Ardhamatsyendrasana
- Salabhasana
RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF HIGH URIC ACID
1. Efficacy of Ayurvedic drugs in the management of gouty arthritis -A case study
2. Ayurvedic management of vatarakta w.s.r.to gout- a case study
https://www.ayurlog.com/index.php/ayurlog/article/view/697
- An Open-Label Efficacy Study of Amrita Guggulu and Pinda Taila in the Management of Hyperuricemia in Gout (Vatarakta) Patients
https://www.jrasccras.com/doi/JRAS/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10064-0004
