Abstract

REVIEW ARTICLE: AN ETIOPATHOGENESIS OF PANDU ROGA W.S.R TO IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA

Dr. Nilam P. Rathod*, Dr. Ketki Aurangabadkar and Dr. Kirtiprakash Upadhyay

Abstract

Ayurved, the holistic science which deals with the states of life which includes both preventive and curative aspects of human being. There are many conditions which affects the healthy condition, among them nutrition deficiency is also responsible for it. Anemia is a disease which comes under this kind of condition which is commonly found and affects all group. It is classified into various types, among them Iron deficiency anemia is more common in developing country like India. It is comes under the group of nutrition deficiency diseases although it is also found in over nutrient people as well as in people who are having unhygienic food and food which is have less quality of nutrition such asfast food ,junk food etc. Pallor is a common cardinal sign of anemia and Pandu. So, anemia can be correlate with PanduRoga. In the modern medicine, Iron Deficiency Anemia is considered as a lack of iron in the body and the consequences due to that deficiency. Where as in Ayurved, there is a description regarding Dosha and Agni is available. Each and every patient is diagnosed by observing predominancy of Dosha as well as condition of the Agni. So, acc. to Ayurved, Diagnosed patient of IDA can be classified on the basis of Dosha predominancy. So, if we focus on etiopathogenesis of iron deficiencyanemia with reference to Pandu and its sub types and it will help for proper consequences oftreatment. As Panduis classified into 5 type on the basis ofpredominancy of Dosha. Nidan and Chikitsa of each Panduismentioned also separately. The following article, REVIEW ARTICLE ON ETIOPATHOGENESIS OF PANDUROGA W.S.R TO IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA’ will shed light onetiopathogenesis of iron deficiency anemia as well as Pandu and its sub types.

Keywords: PanduRoga, Iron deficiency anemia, etiopathogenesis.