• Jenet Johnson
• Beulah Gracy Ravi
• Arun Palanisamy

Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory autoimmune disorder associated with the joints. It causes the eradication or destruction of the internal lining of the joints and thus reduces the synovial fluid between the joints. As a result, the individual suffers from inflammation and pain that could last long. RA is associated with inflammation and it serves as the root cause of the pain. Interplay between the genes and the environment could evoke inflammatory response. The presence of Rheumatoid Factors (RFs) in blood of an individual, act as an indicator to RA. Other factors that can be considered as the causative for the pain include lack of sleep, depression and stress. This inflammatory response prevailing in arthritic patients establishes the need for taking appropriate treatment measures. Analgesics, Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID) and DMARD are in common use as medications for RA. The side effects and risk factors associated with such drugs paves a way to include plant based treatment procedures for RA. This review aims at bringing out the importance, need and potential combined effect of two medicinal plants namely, Tinospora cordifolia and Zingiber officinale, to act against the inflammation in RA patients.

Rheumatoid Arthritis, inflammation, medicinal plants, rheumatoid factors

"A REVIEW ON THE COMBINED EFFECT OF Tinospora cordifolia AND Zingiber officinale IN TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATION ASSOCIATED WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no.h265-h269, March-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303743.pdf

"A REVIEW ON THE COMBINED EFFECT OF Tinospora cordifolia AND Zingiber officinale IN TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATION ASSOCIATED WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no. pph265-h269, March-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303743.pdf