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Efficacy of Vidangadi lauha in the management of Pandu roga (~iron deficiency anemia) in adolescent girls

Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Introduction: Pandu roga can be correlated to Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) in the modern context. Adolescent girls are at high risk of IDA due to the high requirement of iron, low intake of nutrients, and blood loss during menses. Iron and folic acid are the drugs of choice for IDA, but it has some side effects such as stomach pain and constipation. Considering this, in the present study efficacy of Vidangadi lauha was compared with that of iron and folic acid as supplements. Materials and Methods: Adolescent girls aged 10–16 years were screened for the signs and symptoms of Pandu roga and those who were coming under the inclusion criteria for IDA were randomly arranged into two groups. The first group (Group A) was given 10 ml syrup of Vidangadi lauha once daily; while iron and folic acid tablets were given to the control group (Group B) as per the weekly iron-folic acid supplementation schedule for 3 months. For the assessment of therapy clinical features such as Panduta, Daurabalya, and Rukshata and hematological parameters were assessed before and after treatment. Results: On comparing Group A and Group B, the hematological parameters including hemoglobin show nonsignificant results. The difference in subjective parameters was also found statistically insignificant. Conclusion: Statistically, Vidangadi lauha and Iron and folic acid both showed improvement in hematological as well as clinical parameters. However, the formulation Vidangadi lauha is still preferred over iron and folic acid due to its holistic mode of action over Agni (~digestive and metabolic capacity) and the metabolic system of the body with no side effects.
DOI: 10.4103/ijar.ijar_79_23
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402999520
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