Abstract

Dr. S. Sujan*, Dr. Sunil P. Changle and Dr. Swapnil C. R.

ABSTRACT

Nutritional deficiency is the major cause for disease in developing countries like India. In India, most of the peoples are below poverty level and they are not able to afford balanced nutritional diet like milk, cereals, and green leafy vegetables for their routine diet. Due to which, Indian children are prone towards nutritional deficiency disorder like Iron Deficiency Anaemia .WHO opines that more than 2 millions of children in world are anaemic and in which half of the children are suffering from Iron Deficiency Anaemia. According to Ayurveda classics, Anaemia can be correlated with Panduroga on the basis of resemblance in lakshanas. Etiopathogenesis of PanduRoga mentioned in Ayurveda are concerned with severe depletion of ojasogunaah in body (like bala, Varna, sneha etc.) leads to alpa rakta and alpameda and nissara (malaise) which in turn causes sithilaindriyaah. Such child attains vivarnata of skin like pandu. Because of dominance of panduvarna in all of them the disease goes by the name of pandu roga. The main intent ofthe treatment accordingto Ayurveda is correcting and balancing Agni, by which the metabolism can function properly. Kaphaja pandu roga showscorrespondence with Iron deficiency anaemia.