CLINICAL STUDY ON EFFICACY OF MANDUR VATAK IN MANAGEMENT OF PANDU ROGA
Dr. Tribhuvan Pareek, Dr. Sandeep Singh Tiwari* and Dr. Mamta Masram
ABSTRACT
Pandu roga is more common disease in India so it’s given much
importance to its treatment. Ayurveda is one of the most ancient system
of health and life. The basic and applied knowledge of Ayurveda has
survived to the present times through its various branches like
Roganidana, Kayachikitsa, Dravyaguna, Rasashastra, etc.
Rasashastra, which starts with a pledge to render a happy, healthy and
prosperous life can be considered as an advanced stage of Indian
system of medicine. According to Charka, the conditions which are
marked by body discoloration from reddish to greenish, yellowish,
whitish tinge. The most predominant and common sign in all these
conditions being that of the Panduata the disease is termed as 'Pandu
roga’. In modern time deficiency of iron in the blood called anaemia
and its main etiological factor is malnutrition. This is the reason that Ayurveda not only
advocated to maintain iron level in body but it also support to regulate digestive system to
manage Pandu roga. Iron rich food and medicines is very helpful in management of Pandu
roga. In Ayurveda many single and compound drugs are available to manage Pandu roga.
Mandur vatak is easily ingestible and rapid iron increasing drug of Ayurveda. 60 patients of
Pandu roga are selected and treated with Mandur vatak. Symptoms and haemoglobin level
are monitored before and after the treatment. So researcher selected a single group study
“Clinical study on efficacy of Mandur vatak in management of Pandu roga.”
Keywords: Pandu roga, Panduta, Kostha, Mandur vatak and Anaemia.
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