How To Increase Platelet Count?
Health — By Kok Kuan on March 11, 2009 at 12:46 AMDear readers,
As mentioned in my previous post, my sister’s platelet count dropped to the critical zone a few weeks ago and it went up to a stable condition. However her latest blood test results recently showed that it had dropped to 76 which is not a good sign at all.
If anyone knows or have heard of any ways to increase the platelet count, please leave your suggestion or comment here. No matter whether it is a home remedy or medication, all are welcomed.
Thanks for everything, your suggestion and comments will be appreciated.
Thank you.
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I think its best to listen to the doctor.
After all, he is the most qualified person. =]
Anne Loether, i will never say any of the methods that we and other readers suggest is 100% works. Is best for u to refer to your doctor first as what Christopher said.
Best of luck, if there is any updates about ur nephew, u are very welcome to share with us here, we hope that we and all readers can help.
Thanks Christopher and all others who have given very valuable information on Dengue fever, My sister in law is affected by Dengue and now admited to hospital and she also has blood sugar (136).
1) Please let me know what is the quantity and frequency does she has to consume papaya leaves juice.
2) If Dengue affects diabetic patient, does the platlets count will increase immediately or will react slowly.
Thank you
Another information to add, my sister-in-law’s platlets count is 42. The count is fluctuating from 28 to 50 and now its 42
Dear Janardhan,
Take ONLY the GREEN part of the leaves (remove the veins which are yellow in colour). A single leaf should suffice, and make sure you add some water too. Don’t forget to sieve it too! =]
I am not a doctor so I can’t really help you on your second question. However, from my experience with the leaves, my platelet count takes a day or so to show and increase. I am not diabetic though. =]
Thank you.
Thanks Christopher
Janardhan, usually people will have honey include in the papaya leaves mixture, but since your sister-in-law has diabetic, in my own opinion honey is 99% not advisable.
Take care.
Thanks Kok Kuan for good piece of advice
Try Homeopathic medicine “SEPIA 30″. You can get it in liquid form. Try 5 drops 3 times a day for 4 days then 3 drops 3 times a day. Check platelets after 4 days and that should show you the result if it is improving or not. This is safe for diabetics.
Regard,
Dr. Sanath Hettige, who conducted the research on 70 dengue fever patients, said papaya leaf juice helps increase white blood cells and platelets, normalizes clotting, and repairs the liver.
Speaking to Sri Lankan news agency Lankapuvath, Hettige said these are the main aspects of the body that are affected by dengue fever.
There is a condition to this remedy, however.
According to Hettige, the papaya leaf juice will not be as effective during the final stages of dengue fever since, by then, the patient’s organs are already badly affected by the disease.
Given this, he suggested that patients consume the remedy as early as possible.
Juice recipe
Hettige said adults should consume 10 ml of fresh papaya leaf juice (without water, salt or sugar) twice a day, along with their prescribed medication, to get its full effect.
Kids aged between 5 and 12, meanwhile, were asked to take in 5 ml 2 times a day.
Here’s how to make papaya leaf juice, as told by Hettige to Lankapuvath:
1. Take fresh, mature leaves from a papaya tree. Leaves from the “Red Lady” papaya (papaw) variety are more effective.
2. Wash the leaves with clean water.
3. Crush the leaves in a pestle, without water or salt.
4. Squeeze the crushed leaves to extract the juice.
Durian also a cure?
Durian, known for its distinct taste and odor, is also rumored to be a cure for dengue fever. Like papaya leaves, durian is said to do wonders to a patient’s platelet count.
In a hospital in Davao City, several dengue patients are consuming the fruit in hopes of recovering from the disease, a local newspaper reported over the weekend.
The Department of Health, however, said that no study has been conducted yet on the efficacy of durian on dengue fever cases.
“There’s no established proof yet,” Dr. Jo-anne Lobo, specialist in infectious diseases among children, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Dengue fever is an acute illness caused by a bite of a striped Aedes aegypti mosquito. In the Philippines, dengue fever outbreaks usually occur during the rainy season, or from June to September.
Common symptoms include fever, headache, rashes, severe muscle pain, and a drop in platelet count. In extreme cases, hemorrhaging and death can follow.
Dear Elaine, thanks for your explaination here.
This will be a very good information for everyone