PANDU (ANAEMIA)
Anaemia is a condition in which the number of red blood corpuscles or their oxygen carrying capacity is insufficient to meet physiological need of body which vary by age, sex, altitude, smoking and pregnancy status. Iron deficiency is thought to be the most common cause of anemia globally, although other condition such as folate, vitamin B12 deficiency, chronic inflammation, parasitic infection and inherited disorders can all cause anaemia. Anaemia is not a disease, it is a symptom which denotes manifestation of some disease or malfunction somewhere in body. Symptoms referable to anaemia are tiredness, breathlessness, pale skin. ANAEMIA in ayurveda is known as PANDU ROGA. In Sanskrit pandu word means pale or swetapeet varna. So the disease in which, due to rakta alpata whole body becomes pale (skin, nails, eyes) is cal