Abstract

PANDUGHNA DRUGS OF BHAVPRAKASH NIGHANTU: A LITERARY REVIEW

Khusboo Kumari Gupta* and Rekha Parmar

Abstract

Pandu roga is Pitta pradhan vyadhi with the involvement of vata and kapha doshas. Acharya Charaka has classified rogas according to ruja varna, samuthana, sthana, samsthana. in this classification, the disease Pandu falls in the group of varna. In Pandu there is some significant change in the normal colour of the body. Acharya Dalhana stated Pandu means colour. The combination of white and yellow colours in equal proportion are called Pandu varna. Excessive colour of Panduthwam is seen in Pandu rogi. Present food habits with life style changes, poor socio economic condition, mental stress and strain plays an important role in causing and aggravating Pandu roga. Based on nidan (Causes) and lakshan (Sign and symptoms) Iron deficiency anaemia can be co related to Pandu. Anaemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or the haemoglobin concentration within them is lower than normal. Iron deficiency, and specifically iron deficiency anaemia, remains one of the most severe and important nutritional deficiencies in the World today, every age group is vulnerable. Iron deficiency impairs the cognitive development of children from infancy to adolescence. It damages immune mechanisms, and is associated with increased morbidity rates. Anaemia is a serious ‘Global Public Health’ problem that particularly affects young children and pregnant women. WHO estimates that 42% of children less than 5 years of age and 40% of pregnant women worldwide are anaemic.

Keywords: Pandu, Anaemia, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Bhavprakash Nighantu.