DARVYADILEHA: A DRUG REVIEW

Darvyadi Leha is a herbo-mineral compositionused in the treatment of Pandu Roga.Pandu Roga can be co-related with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) due to close clinical presentation.This formulation is mentioned in CharakSamhita under PanduRogaPrakran. As nutritional anemia has an immense prevalence all over Indiaand there are many side effects of oral allopathic iron preparations, thereforeAyurvedicherbo-mineral medications such as Darvyadi Leha can be a better alternative for the treatment of IDA.It is a safe and effective formulation with almost no adverse effects.This article reviews Ayurvedic properties of various ingredients of Dravyadi Leha and discusses how combination of all its ingredients makes the drug so effective.The articles were searched from various indexing sites including Scopus, PubMed, google scholar.The key words used were PanduRoga Iron Deficiency Anemia, Ayurveda.