Abstract

According to the WHO, Iron deficiency is the most common Micro Nutrient deficiencies (MND) in the world among children and leads to Microcytic anaemia, decreased capacity for work, as well as impaired immune and endocrine function.  Anaemia affects approximately 2.36 billion of individual’s globally. There are various intermixed factors may cause Anaemia but poor intake of nutrients and fibrous food in diet seem to be the ultimate reason behind it. Correcting anaemia requires an integrated holistic approach based on identifying and addressing the contributing factors. In Siddha system of medicine, Paandu was classified into five types and Pitha Paandu is one of the types among them. The features of ‘Pitha Paandu noi’ can be correlated to Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA). Paandu noi is characterized by the pallor of the skin which occurs due to the quantitative and qualitative deficiency of rathathaathu (blood tissue) by vitiation of Pithathodam. There are so many medicines discussed in Siddha classical literatures. Among those, a poly - herbal preparation “Bhringaraja chooranam (BRC)”as referred in ‘Anubava vaithiya deva ragasiyam part III has potent empirical clinical relevancy to the anaemic patients and studied. The qualitative chemical analysis of the drug indicates the presence of fluoride & oxalate, iron, starch and reducing sugar. It revealed that the enhancement of therapeutic actions of Pitha Paandu.