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A 40-year-old female patient presented with pain in the right foot for 3 months associated with difficulty in walking. The pain aggravates during the initial footsteps after resting. She tried physiotherapy for 3 months, but the symptoms persisted. So, she approached Dr Dudhmal, who made the Biomedical diagnosis as Plantar fasciitis based on VAS and physical examination. The ayurvedic diagnosis was Vatakantaka. Siravedha and internal medications were the treatments planned. Siravedha is ardha cikitsa for pain management and Rasnasaptaka Kashayam balances vata and stimulates anulomana. The assessment criteria used pre and post-treatment were VAS, stiffness, tenderness, and swelling. VAS was 8 at baseline and was recorded as 5 after treatment. There was a significant reduction in stiffness, tenderness and swelling. The ayurvedic treatment was stopped after 1 month. At this point, there was only occasional pain.  Follow-up was done after 2 months- there was only mild pain while walking. There was no pain during initial footsteps after rest. The patient is in remission.