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Diagnosis and Ayurvedic Management of Anemia in Children
Diagnosis and Ayurvedic Management of Anemia in Children
Management of
Anemia in Children
Karthik K P
Anemia
definition
Affliction of Kapha, Vāta, Rakta, Tvak and Māmsa by (Ca. Ci. 16/9-10) [21]
Pitta vitiated by external factors
Red cell indices: Hematocrit (RBC/whole blood), MCV (Size of an RBC), MCHC (Amt of
Hb/volume of blood)
Etiologies
Raktapitta Grahaṇi
Svatantra Pāṇḍu
Santarpaṇaja
Beejaduṣti Viṣa
Paratantra
Dīrghavyādhi
Apatarpaṇaja
Nutritional Anemia
Aravindasava
Punarnavasava/Punarnavadi kashaya
Navayasa Lauha
Dhatri Lauha
Nutritional rehabilitation
Iron Absorption Promoters
Mainly Amla Dravyas
Ascorbate
Lactic acid
Animal tissues
Iron Absorption Inhibitors
Phytates (Seeds, nuts, whole grains)
Polyphenols (Tea, spices)
Calcium
Oxalic Acid
Kr̥mi
Pica, Bruxism, Whitish spots over face, pruritis ani,
Avoid Bakery, pastry, biscuits
Avoid milk at night
Kr̥mimudgara Rasam
Kr̥mikuṭhāra Rasam
Sarṣapa taila and Saindhava
Viḍaṅgādi lauha
Āmavāta ⟷ Kr̥mi
Grahaṇi (Pernicious, Megaloblastic)
Takraṁ
Navāyasa lauha
Maṇḍūra vaṭakaṁ
Punarnavā Maṇḍūram
Pravāl̥a bhasmaṁ
Kalyāṇaka ghr̥ta
Thalassemia
Drākṣādi lehyaṁ
Loha śodhana: Triphalādi avaleha, Gomutra
haritaki, Gandhakadi Yoga
Dāḍimādi ghr̥ta
Kalyāṇaka ghr̥ta
Hemorrhagic
Vasaguḍūcyādi
Drākṣādi
Dosage of Bhasmas as per Ayurvedic Formulary of India
Bhasma Dosage as per AFI