AbstractBackground: Pandu is a varnoplakshita vyadhi where in panduta(paleness) is pathognomonic. Pandu roga is considered as a specific disease with its own specific nidana, purvarupa, rupa, samprapti and chikitsa. Rakta gets vitiated by doshas, mainly by pitta dosha, as rakta is pittavargiya, diseases like pandu roga appear. The drugs which constitute the dhatriavaleha helps in correcting the panduroga by virtue of their qualities and action. Aim: 1. To determine the efficacy of dhatriavaleha in the management of panduroga. Material and Methods: The study was a single armed clinical trial in which 30 patients of panduroga belonging to the age group of 20-60yrs were enrolled. Dhatriavaleha was prepared by mixing the 8 ingredients thoroughly and made into avaleha form and given to patients orally and anupana is dugdha, dose is of 1karsa in two equal divided doses before food for 30days daily and treatment followup is done on 15th and 31st day. The different parameters such as subjective paramaters like balahani, aarohanaayasa, pandutwa and objective paramaters like hb%, rbc were assessed. Results: There was statistically significant improvement seen in the subjective and objective parameters especially good improvement is seen in the pandutwa and aarohanayasa. Conclusion: The study concludes that dhatriavaleha is an effective formulation in the management of panduroga.
Keywords: Panduroga1; Dhatriavaleha2; Anemia.