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Background: Amavata is one among Santarpananjanya, Bahudoshayukta vyadhi. It resembles with Rheumatoid arthritis. As disease amavata involves all 3 rogamargas, treatment selected should be quite enough to remove dusta dosha from mula & maintains normalcy. Basti is one such therapy which is considered as Ardha or Poorna chikitsa & removes vyadhi from its root. Acharya sushruta had explaind trividha basti in Nirooha chikitsa adhikara which involves Utklehsana, Doshahara & samshamana basti. When these basti given in sequence acts on Anuklista dosha, brings them to Kosta & expels out. Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of Utklehsana, Doshahara & samshamana basti in Amavata. Material & Methods: Present study is an open labelled clinical study, conducted on 30 subjects suffered with Amavata vyadhi, treated with Utklehsana, Doshahara & samshamana basti in sequence after attaining respective samyak lakshana. Subjective assessment was done based on gradings given for specific lakshanas of Amavata. Results: Subjects responded well for treatment. Significant results were observed on all cardinal symptoms of Amavata. Conclusion: Utklehsana, Doshahara & samshamana basti in sequence is highly effective in both Subjective & Objective parameters of Amavata.