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Abstract

Gridhrasi is one among the vatavyadhi which is characterized by stamba, ruk, toda, grihnati and spandana in sphik purva, kati prishta, uru, janu ,janga and pada[1].Nowadays, gridhrasi is commonly presented as low back pain radiating to legs. It is of great importance in the present scenario as the prevalence of low back pain has been increasing in the world population. A clinical study was conducted among 20 participants by dividing them into 2 groups consisting of 20 participnts each.  To the participants in Group A, matravasti with sahacharadi taila was introduced along with jambeera pinda sweda and to the participants in Group B only jambeera pinda sweda was administered. Significant changes were noted in the observations and it was found that matra vasti with sahacharadi taila was effective in reducing the symptoms of gridhrasi along with jambeera pinda sweda.