Abstract

Aysha Raza* and Ubaid Amir

ABSTRACT

Anaemia is a common nutritional deficiency disorder & global public health problem which affects both developed and developing world with major consequences for human health and their social and economic development. It is characterized by decreased amounts of RBCs or haemoglobin level below 11 gram/dl. Iron defcicnecy anaemia is the commonest nutritional deficiency among pregnant and non-pregnant women. Main cause of the Iron deficiency anaemia due to poor absorption of iron and increase the demand of the Iron. In Classical literature mentioned that Su-e-Mizaj Barid wa Ratab (Deranged cold and wet temperament) leads to the development of feature of Iron deficiency anemia, which they have described as Soo-ul-Qiniya (Anaemia). It affecting the women and described its aetiopathology as alteration in the constituents of blood and added that size of RBCs become small (microcytosis) and their red substance decreased (hypochromic) with increased fibrous material in the blood.