TY - JOUR AU - Shreya Joshi, AU - Abhishek Bhushan Sharma, PY - 2022/04/04 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Ayurveda in Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Case Report JF - AYUSHDHARA JA - Ayushdhara VL - 9 IS - 1 SE - DO - 10.47070/ayushdhara.v9i1.867 UR - https://ayushdhara.in/index.php/ayushdhara/article/view/867 SP - 46-50 AB - <p>Nutritional iron deficiency <em>anemia</em> is the most common cause of anemia and a global public health problem among young children and pregnant women. Blood loss, malabsorption is the common cause of iron deficiency anemia. <em>Pandu roga</em> is a clinical entity with great resemblance to iron deficiency anemia<em>. Pandu roga</em> is <em>Pitta</em> <em>pradhan vyadhi</em>. In <em>Pandu roga</em> tissue metabolism gets affected due to vitiated <em>Doshas</em> which in turn into <em>Dhatu- shyathilya</em> in all <em>Dhatu.</em> There is a predominance of paleness all over the body. <em>Rasavaha</em> and <em>Raktavahasrotasas </em>are chiefly involved in the pathogenesis of <em>Pandu</em>. So, here is a case report of 21 years old female patient with iron deficiency anemia who was given <em>Ayurvedic </em>formulations in the line of treatment of <em>Pandu</em> <em>roga</em> along with dietary supplements rich in iron for a period of one month and marked improvement in symptoms (i.e., swelling was reduced, pallor absent, she was feeling energetic, hair fall (10 strands/day), palpitation had also decreased) with increase in hemoglobin level (i.e., from 8.6g/dl to 12.7g/dl) in a very short duration of time. The formulations help in breaking the <em>Samprapti</em> of <em>Pandu</em> <em>roga</em>. This shows the efficacy of <em>Ayurvedic</em> medicine in the treatment of iron deficiency anemia (<em>Pandu)</em>.</p> ER -