CLINICAL EVALUATION OF TRIPHALA KASHAYA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF VATAJA PANDU - A SINGLE CASE STUDY
*Dr. Akshatha Desai, 2Dr. Archana C. P.
ABSTRACT
Background: Pandu Roga causes due to vitiation of pitta pradhana tridoshas, rasa and rakta dhatus and produces symptoms like fatigue, pallor and anorexia etc. Classical texts describe Vataja Pandu as having prominent Vata aggravation, leading to symptoms such as vaivarnya, kshaya and shotha etc. Triphala Kashaya classically inidicated in management of pandu roga. Materials & Methods: A 32-year-old married female, self-employed professional with graduate education and middle-class socioeconomic status, presented with an 8-month history of progressive pallor, fatigue, dyspnea, and muscular cramping. The patient was administered with freshly prepared Triphala Kashaya, 24 mL twice daily before meals for 30 days. Subjective symptoms and objective hematological indices were recorded before and after treatment. Results: Treated subject showed improvement in subjective parameters including pallor reduction, fatigue and relieved dyspnea also showed improvement in objective hematological parameters. improvement). Conclusion: In this case, Triphala Kashaya demonstrates its action on vataja pandu, which was evident in both symptomatology and haematological restoration. This supports the use of Triphala Kashaya as a safe and effective in the management of vataja pandu. Further research on patient-specific factors and combination therapies is warranted.
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