Abstract

Dr. Sunita Patel* and Dr. Ankita Agarwal

ABSTRACT

Anemia is common micronutrients disease affects health status of very large population of whole world. Iron deficiency is the most common causes of anemia. Ayurveda described Pandu Roga which correlated with anemia. Ayurveda mentioned causes, symptoms and treatments of Pandu. The Pandu Roga involves lack of haemoglobin due to poor intake of iron through dietary sources, poor absorption and digestive problems may also leads Anemia. The characteristic features of diseases involve discoloration of skin, pita and presence of Ketaki dhuli nibha chaya. Ayurveda described it as “Varnopalakshita roga” which indicates change in the color. The clinical symptoms involve loss of appetite, palpitations, Pandutwa and fatigue.) Ayurveda is the most ancient system of medicine among the different system of medicine existing in the world. In the classification the disease Pandu felt in the group of Varna in which there are significant change in the normal colour of the body. The detail description of Pandu Roga and its classification starts form Ayurvedic Samhitas only .Pandu roga is one of the diseases mentioned in Ayurveda characterized by the whitish discoloration of the skin due to the loss of blood. The disease is comparable with Anemia in the modern medical literature. The incidence of the problem is high in school going children, adolescents and pregnant women.