Hemolytic anemia, hemorrhagic anemia, aplastic anemia, and pernicious anemia are all what dosha type of anemia?

• A. Vata types
• B. Pitta types
• C. Kapha types
• D. Sattva types

Answer: (B)

In Ayurvedic thinking, anemia (Pandu) is categorized by which dosha governs the blood tissue (Rakta). The conditions listed—hemolytic anemia (destruction of red blood cells), hemorrhagic anemia (blood loss), aplastic anemia (bone marrow failure), and pernicious anemia (impaired blood formation, often from nutrition/ absorption issues)—are all seen as Pittaja Pandu. They reflect heat, inflammation, and disruptive transformation affecting the blood, which are hallmarks of Pitta involvement in Rakta dhatu. Vataja Pandu would present with dry, insubstantial symptoms; Kapha Pandu with heaviness or stagnation; and Sattva is a guna, not a dosha category. So these are considered Pittaja Pandu.