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A 38-year-old male patient complained of pain and swelling in the bilateral ankle, wrist, and phalangeal joints associated with morning stiffness  for about an hour, which reduces on doing physical exercises to a certain extent. After a month of the onset of the symptoms in 2018, he consulted an orthopaedic surgeon and was suggested physiotherapy. He continued the treatment for three months and found no improvement in the condition. It progressed further. So, the patient opted for Ayurveda and consulted Dr G G Gangadharan. Based on clinical examination, elevated CRP and positive RA Factor, the biomedical diagnosis was made as Rheumatoid arthritis and the Ayurvedic diagnosis was made as Amavata. The line of treatment followed was langhana, svedana, tikta-katu rasa prayoga, dipana, virecana and vasti. After 3 months of ayurvedic treatments, the RA factor became negative, and the CRP and uric acid became normal. He got relief from the joint pain and swelling. The patient is continuing the medicines and is in remission.