Abstract

AN AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE OF PANDU: ANEMIA ALONG WITH RBC MORPHOLOGY

Vaishnav Vinod Dhole, Vinayak N. Joshi* and Snehal Mandal

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Abstract

Background:- Microscopic evidence based RBC Morphology would help ayurveda physicians to give appropriate ayurvedic treatment to Anemia i.e. Pandu patients. Anemia is the most common blood disorder affecting about one third of the global population. Aim:- To study the correlation of Anemia types with Ayurvedic Pandu along with RBC Morphology. Objective:- To Observe the correlation of Anemia types with Ayurvedic Pandu along with RBC Morphology. Material and Methods:- It includes Literature Review, Initial assessment & enrollment of patients, Microscopic observational changes to correlate different types of Anemia with different types of Ayurvedic Pandu, Assessment criteria along with RBC Morphology, Observation & Interpretation. Results:- It shows the correlation of different types of Anemia with different types of Ayurvedic Pandu along with RBC Morphology. Conclusions:- This study finds the correlation of different types of Anemia with different types of Ayurvedic Pandu along with RBC Morphology. This study would help ayurveda physicians to give appropriate ayurvedic treatment to Anemia patients on the basis of evidence based RBC Morphology.

Keywords: Iron deficiency Anemia (IDA), Megaloblastic Anemia (MA), Vataj Pandu, Pittaj Pandu, Kaphaj Pandu.