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A 40-year-old female patient suffered from pain in the right knee joint which was progressive in nature and later she experienced pain in the left leg, heels and fingers of the hand, for 6 months.  She consulted an allopathic doctor and took painkillers. She underwent the standard of care, but got only temporary relief. She approached Dr Partap Chauhan for better management of her condition. Based on the clinical evaluation and ACR/EULAR criteria, the biomedical diagnosis was made as Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Ayurvedic diagnosis was made as Amavata. The line of treatment followed was tridosa shamana, sroto shodhana, ama pacana, balya and rasayana. After 1 month of treatment, the symptoms started reducing. In 4 months, she got complete relief from her symptoms. The RF and CRP were positive before treatment, came down to normal limits after treatment. This case report demonstrates the successful ayurvedic management of RA in a patient who did not get satisfactory relief from symptoms inspite of taking conventional medicines.