Abstract

CLINICAL EFFICACY OF NAVAYAS LAUHA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PANDU ROGA W.S.R. TO IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA

Dr. Sneha Gutakar*, Dr. Tipu and Dr. Sandeep Kumar Bhagat

Abstract

Today‟s fast pace of life it is difficult to follow the ways of healthy living as a consequence of which people are getting predisposed to many diseases. One of these diseases is pandu. It is very common in the developing countries like India because of faulty diet habits, Unhygienic living standards like open sanitation and in particular the most common suffers are females and childrens. Nearly one third of the total population is Anaemic and half of these suffer from Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA).IDA is the most common type of anaemia met in practice and the most prevalent nutritional deficiency in the world. In Ayurveda, Iron deficiency anaemia can be correlated with Pandu based on Clinical symptoms similarity. Navayas lauha is an iron containing Herbo mineral yoga used for the management of Pandu. In this study clinical efficacy of Navayas Lauha has been evaluated in Pandu W.S.R to IDA.

Keywords: Pandu, Anaemia, Navayas Lauha.