HERBAL CURE OF ANEMIA

Anemia is considered to be one of the major health problems especially in chronic disorder like diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, kidney disease, and HIV. According to the World Health Organization, about 30% of people throughout the world suffer from anemia. The most common cause of anemia is iron deficiency. In this present book it has been shown that the aqueous extract of Phyllanthus emblica Linn., increases the RBC count, Haemoglobin level, Haematocrit, Mean Cell Volume, Mean Cell Haemoglobin, Mean Cell Haemoglobin Concentration and Red Cell Distribution Width and also improved the hemolytic anemia induced by Streptozotocin in test animals, when compared with the untreated animals in the negative control group. It was showed that Phyllanthus emblicaLinn., contains natural antioxidant and possessed anti-anaemic activity which can be safely used in man. Further isolation and purification of bioactive compound from the fruits of Phyllanthus emblica may reveal the presence of potent novel anti-anaemic agent and also to unveil the molecular mechanism behind its therapeutic action.