Understanding Pandu Roga through classical texts w.s.r. to Iron Deficiency Anaemia

Pandu is a symptom as well as disease and mostly resembles with anaemia of modern science. It is a Rasa Pradoshaj Vikara. Vitiation of Pitta predominant Tridosha initiates pathological processes in the body and causes Pandu Roga. Anaemia is the deficiency of haemoglobin in the blood which can be caused by either few red blood cells [RBCs] or too little Haemoglobin in the cells. Iron deficiency anaemia is the commonest nutritional deficiency, affecting nearly 1/3rd of the world’s population. For the diagnosis and effective treatment, a physician must have thorough knowledge of Pandu Roga from different ancient Ayurvedic texts. Therefore, this article aims to review the concept of Pandu Roga according to various classical Ayurvedic texts.