Abstract

AIM:      The aim of this study is to identify the causes of  Paandu rogham(Anaemia) diseases among the people of  Tirunelveli and  to create awareness for preventing the disease. METHODS:  A Cross sectional Descriptive study was conducted by 101 typical Paandu(Anaemia) patients were  reporting to outpatient department at Government Siddha Medical College and hospital, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli from June 2018 to September 2018. RESULT: In this study, Paandu(Anaemia) was more common in females 70.29% were as in male 29.7%. Aetiology of  Paandu was menorrhagia 61.38%, diarrhoea and vomiting 54.46%, taking high salt and sour foods 39.6%, fever 34.65%, frequent tobacco chewing 25.74% .In this study concluded that 70.29% patients were eaten mixed diet. CONCLUSION: According to the study in Siddha system of medicine has been described various causes of Paandu Rogham (Anaemia) is correlated in Siddha text books. This will be main role to Siddha physicians to early diagnose and  prevention and treatment of the disease in Siddha concept . Further literary and clinical studies are necessitating in future.