A CRITICAL REVIEW OF PATHYA-APATHYA DIETS IN DEFICIENCY OF RAKTA DHATU

Vinita Gupta; Jitendra Kumar Sharma; Purushottma Das Sharma; Dinesh Kumar Sharma; Deepa

doi:10.29121/jahim.v3.i2.2023.37

Authors

Vinita Gupta M.D. Scholar, Department of Rachana Sharira, M.M.M. Government Ayurved College, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313001, India
Jitendra Kumar Sharma Professor, Department of Rachana Sharira, M.M.M. Government Ayurved College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, 313001, India
Purushottma Das Sharma Associate Professor, Department of Rachana Sharira, M.M.M. Government Ayurved College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, 313001, India
Dinesh Kumar Sharma Assistant Professor, Department of Rachana Sharira, M.M.M. Government Ayurved College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, 313001, India
Deepa Lecturer, Department of Rachana Sharira, M.M.M. Government Ayurved College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, 313001, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/jahim.v3.i2.2023.37

Keywords:

Ahara, Pathya, Rakta Dhatu

Abstract [English]

"Raktam Jeeva iti Sthiti" that implies the life (Jeeva) of an individual lives in Rakta (Blood), any extreme hindrance or loss of blood can cause demise. Alterations in skin colour, such as a yellowish white discoloration, are common in Rakta deficiency. This condition can be compared to Panduroga in Ayurveda, which is frequently referred to in various Ayurvedic texts as either a separate disease or the symptoms of another disease. On the basis of symptoms and causes, it can be linked to iron deficiency anaemia in modern science. It is brought on by iron loss from the body, inadequate diet, gastrointestinal tract infections, worm infestation, and insufficient iron absorption. According to the classics of Ayurveda, it develops as a result of a decrease in Rasa Dhatu, which makes it unproductive to produce Rakta Dhatu. There are different food articles, diets, Ayurvedic herbal and herbo-mineral formulations are indicated in Ayurvedic texts for the management of lack of Rakta Dhatu. These diets and Ayurvedic formulations have been found to be safe, effective and free of side effects in numerous studies.

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