| Tendinitis is inflammation or irritation of a tendon, which | | | | Vishwa (Zinziber officinalis), Dashmool (Ten roots), |
| is a thick, fibrous chord that attaches muscles to bone. | | | | Nirgundi (Vitex negundo), Chitrak (Plumbago zeylanica), |
| Common symptoms include pain, tenderness and mild | | | | Tagar (Valeriana wallichii) and Guggulu (Commiphora |
| swelling. The pain is usually located near a joint and is | | | | mukul). Patients who do not respond to these |
| aggravated by movement. Depending upon the | | | | medicines are given other medicines like |
| location, tendinitis produces specific types of pain such | | | | Kaishor-Guggulu, Panch-Tikta-Ghrut-Guggulu, |
| as tennis elbow on the outer side of the elbow; | | | | Laxadi-Guggulu, Maha-Yograj-Guggulu, Tapyadi-Loh, |
| Achilles tendinitis just above the heel; adductor tendinitis | | | | Agnitundi-Ras and Trivang-Bhasma. |
| in the groin; patellar tendinitis just below the knee cap; | | | | For local application on the affected parts, medicated |
| and rotator cuff tendinitis in the shoulder. Injury, over | | | | oils like Mahanarayan oil, Chandan-Bala-Laxadi oil, |
| use, and inflammation of the tendon are the usual | | | | Mahamash oil and Vishgarbha oil are used. Medicated |
| causes of tendinitis. | | | | steam fomentation of the affected parts is done using |
| The Ayurvedic treatment of tendinitis is aimed at | | | | decoctions of Nirgundi and Dashmool. This procedure |
| treating the damage to the tendon, reducing | | | | is called 'Naadi-Sweda'. A few patients with persistent |
| inflammation and promoting healing. Commonly used | | | | swelling in the tendons may respond to other |
| medicines for this purpose are: Triphala-Guggulu, | | | | procedures like localized blood-letting using leeches. |
| Trayo-Dashang-Guggulu, Yograj-Guggulu, | | | | For most people, tendinitis usually disappears within a |
| Maha-Rasnadi-Guggulu, Maha-Rasnadi-Qadha, | | | | matter of a few weeks or months, with adequate rest |
| Maha-Vat-Vidhwans-Ras, Ekangveer-Ras and | | | | and the appropriate treatment. Aggravating factors at |
| Agnitundi-Ras. | | | | the work place or in sports activities need to be |
| Herbal medicines used for this purpose are: Rasna | | | | identified and suitably modified, to facilitate early |
| (Pluchea lanceolata), Deodar (Cedrus deodara), | | | | recovery and avoid recurrence. |