Abstract

The changing life style of human being by means of dietic and behavior pattern plays a major role in the manifestation of several diseases. Pandu is one of the diseases which is found in our daily OPD and IPD section. Pandu roga means pallor. In this disease there is predominance of paleness all over the body. The disease is explained by almost all our Acharyas where the patient’s colour alters like the pollen grain of the Ketaki flower. Due to its similarity we can co relate it with Anemia. Anemia is a chronic disease marked by decreased hemoglobin concentration. As Anemia is a very common prevalent disease in the society and the side effect of oral allopathic iron preparations like constipation, gastric irritation etc. are very common, therefore there is need of better alternative like Darvyadi lauha. It has contents Triphala, Trikatu, Daruhaldi, Vidanga and Lauhabhasama, these drugs works at the level of Dosha, Dushya, Agni and Srotas and Lauha bhasma itself help in Rakta dhatu vardhana.