Category: Blood Disorders

Glanzmann Thrombasthenia Ayurvedic Treatment With Herbs!

Abstract

Glanzmann’s illness, commonly known as Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia, is an uncommon disorder in which your blood clots improperly. The majority of cases are genetic, with an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern, however, acquired GT does occur. In today’s medical system, a full cure for such sickness is not feasible since platelet transfusion is used to treat this kind of disease. However, after a while, several patients reported that their platelet count had dropped again. Ayurveda has many mystical herbs that may help you increase your platelet count in a healthy way.

Glanzmann Thrombasthenia

Introduction

Glanzmann thrombasthenia is a platelet-related anomaly or condition. Platelets, also known as thrombocytes, are a kind of blood cell that make up a large part of the blood. Their primary job is to produce coagulation factors that form a clump to halt bleeding from broken blood vessels (clot). Platelets are responsible for the development of blood clots and the prevention of bleeding. It is a bleeding illness that begins at birth and is characterized by persistent or spontaneous bleeding. People with Glanzmann thrombasthenia bruise quickly, have regular nosebleeds (epistaxis), and their gums may bleed.

Glanzmann Thrombasthenia: What does Ayurveda have to say about it?

We may associate it with “rakta pitta” according to our old classical literature (hemorrhagic disorders). It is a “rakta” disorder (blood). Pitta dosha has its seat in the blood, thus if it becomes vitiated, it will cause an illness in the bloodstream as well. Pitta is also called ‘lohitpitta’ because it comes into touch with blood and affects it, causing a disease.

Causes Of Glanzmann Thrombasthenia

Glanzmann thrombasthenia is caused by a protein that is typically found on the surface of platelets not being present. Platelets require this chemical to cluster together and form blood clots.

Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa genes are found on chromosome 17 of your DNA. Glanzmann’s disease may be caused by mutations in these genes.

If your family has a history of Glanzmann’s illness or associated conditions, you’re more likely to inherit it or pass it along to your offspring.

Symptoms & Signs Of Glanzmann Thrombasthenia

Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia is characterized by a proclivity for bruising and irregular bleeding. This symptom may appear shortly after delivery or after a short length of time. The following are some of the various indications and symptoms that have been observed:

  • Bruising
  • Nose bleed, also known as epistaxis, is a condition in which the nose bleeds
  • Gums that are bleeding
  • Intermittent bleeding in the gastrointestinal system
  • Bleeding from tiny blood vessels under the skin causes red or purple patches on the skin
  • Heavy menstrual flow among women
  • After an accident or operation, there is very heavy bleeding
  • After giving birth to the infant, there was a lot of blood

Diagnosis Of Glanzmann Thrombasthenia

Usually, the patient is encouraged to undergo tests to determine the time of clotting, such as prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time, once the doctor notices irregular bleeding. These tests may assist in determining how long it takes for a person’s plasma to clot. These tests, on the other hand, reveal that a person with Glanzamann’s thrombasthenia has a long time.

Glanzmann’s Disease Treatment

Glanzmann’s illness does not have a particular therapy. For individuals who experience significant bleeding episodes, doctors may recommend blood transfusions or donor blood injections. People with Glanzmann’s illness have reduced bleeding and bruising when damaged platelets are replaced with normal platelets. These therapies, however, just give symptomatic alleviation to the patient; Ayurveda, on the other hand, works extremely liberally by reaching the root of the problem.

What role does Planet Ayurveda play in this?

You may utilize Planet Ayurveda’s herbal treatments; it is a renowned herbal manufacturing company with Ayurveda professionals serving people all over the globe. They have several herbal formulations that will help with Glanzmann thrombasthenia, including:

Level-1 (Basic Pack) of the ITP – Five herbal formulas are included in this box. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic Purpura is a kind of thrombocytopenic purpura that is caused by an unknown cause. It causes a drop in platelet levels in the body of the dead individual, which causes bleeding by preventing blood clot formation. The herbal remedies included in this ITP kit are as follows:

Herbal Remedies For ITP (Adults)

Product Description By Planet Ayurveda

1. Immune Booster

Cow colostrum (Bovine colostrums), Amalaki (Emblica officinalis), bhumi amla (Phyllanthus niruri), and grape seed (Vitis vinifera) extracts are all included in this herbal dietary supplement. This Planet Ayurveda Immune Booster is made entirely of natural ingredients. It has no known side effects and stimulates and maintains a healthy digestive system, immunological system, respiratory system, and hepatobiliary system, as well as the health of people’s skin.

Dosage: Take two capsules twice a day.

2. Ashwagandha Capsules

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a commonly used herb in Ayurveda because of its varied activities and properties. Ashwagandha tablets include a single plant’s high-quality, standardized extract. It is the most efficient herb for balancing Vata dosha, pacifying Kapha dosha, and preserving Tridosha balance in the body. The cerebral, reproductive, and endocrine systems are all supported by this supplement.

Dosage: Take two capsules twice a day to get the most out of it.

3. Giloy Capsules

Tinospora cordifolia, often known as Giloy or Guduchi, is a herb that tends to balance and calm the body’s three doshas. Giloy capsules from Planet Ayurveda are prepared from a pure and standardized extract of a single plant named Giloy. These pills aid the blood-vascular system, immune system, digestive system, and brain system.

Dosage: Take 1 capsule twice a day.

4. Gandhak Rasayan

The Planet Ayurveda firm produces Gandhak Rasayan pills. It is made from Shuddh Gandhak that is authentic, safe, and consistent (purified sulfur). It works by balancing the three doshas of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha (body energies). It aids in the maintenance of healthy skin and blood vessels.

Dosage: 2 capsules twice a day.

5. Green Essentials

Green Essentials pills were created by Planet Ayurveda by mixing high-quality green herbs with nutrients that meet the body’s everyday needs. Wheatgrass (Triticum aestivum), Amla (Emblica officinalis), Spirulina (Spirulina platensis), grape seed (Vitis vinifera), and Green tea (Camellia sinensis), and are all included in this product.

Dosage: 2 capsules twice a day.

6. Kumar Kalyan Ras

Kumar Kalyan Ras is an ayurvedic substance that is solely used in kumaras (children). It’s composed of plants, minerals, and their ashes, among other things. Planet Ayurveda’s Kumar Kalyan ras is a tablet made out of healthy, safe, and high-quality components. Makshika Bhasama (copper-iron pyrite ash), Shuddha Parad (refined mercury), Loha Bhasama (iron ash), Abhrak Bhasma (processed and purified mica), Ghritkumari Rasa (aloe vera juice extract), Swarna Bhasma (gold ash), and Mukta Bhasma are some of the ingredients (ash of pearl). There is no starch, additives, fake colors, or toxins in it.

Dosage: 1 tablet twice a day.

7. Brahmi Chyawanprash

Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) is a powerful plant that has long been used to treat nervous system problems in Ayurvedic medicine. Brahmi Chyawanprash from Planet Ayurveda is a polyherbal composition in the form of Avaleha (jam form). It’s made up of 28 high-quality components that have different physiological benefits. By balancing the Tridoshas, this molecule aids in the maintenance of healthy brain and immune system functions. It helps with almost every physical function. This all-natural product contains no binders, preservatives, additives, yeast, or toxins.

Dosage: 1 teaspoonful twice a day is the recommended dosage.

8. Suvarna Basant Malti Ras

The extracts, like all of the other components in this solution, are of exceptional quality. Shuddha Hingula (purified cinnabar), Swarna Bhasma (incinerated gold), Mukta Bhasma (Pearl), Nimbu Swarasa (lemon juice), Marich (Piper nigrum) and Kharpara Bhasma. The Vata and Kapha doshas are balanced by this combination. It’s known as Rasayana in Ayurveda, and it helps to maintain the respiratory and immune systems health.

Dosage: Take 1 capsule twice a day.

Conclusion

We can now infer that Ayurveda provides various herbal therapies for disorders like Glanzmann thrombasthenia. Come meet us at our clinic in Mohali, Punjab, or send us an email at herbalremedies123@yahoo.com with your questions about how Planet Ayurveda specialists can assist you with your holistic approach to recovery.

Natural Remedies for Sideroblastic Anemia (blood disorder)

Abstract

In this article our main topic of discussion will be a very common blood disorder known as sideroblastic anemia. It is a type of anemia and has a great prevalence rate. Ayurveda deals with such ailment by doing detailed study of individuals prakriti (nature), and then we uses medication according to that by following basic principles of ayurveda tridosha theory (three principle energies of our body- vata, pitta and kapha) and panchamahabhuta theory (five basic elements of life- akash (sky), vayu (air), agni (fire), jal (water) and prithvi (mother earth). So let’s start discussing this in more detail.

Introduction

Sideroblastic anemia is a type of anemia in which bone marrow starts producing ringed sideroblasts (they are nucleated erythroblasts that are precursors to mature red blood cells) instead of normal red blood cells (erythrocytes). In a normal healthy person these sideroblasts are present in bone marrow and enter blood circulation after maturing into red blood cells. So this process of maturing and entering into the main blood stream of sideroblast got affected in sideroblastic anemia.

As per ayurveda we can correlate this with “pandu roga”. In this pitta dosha gets aggravated in the body due to those body tissues starting undergoing inflammatory reactions that make the body weak and lethargic. This leads to deterioration of varna (colour), bala (strength), sneha (protective fat layer of the body) and ojas (immunity power).

causes of sideroblastic anemia

Etiological Factors

These are the main causes (nidan as per ayurveda) that results in formation of an ailment.

In sideroblastic anemia the common causes are as follow

  • Hereditary involvement- in most of the cases congenital sideroblastic anemia occurs due to presence of x-linked sideroblastic anemia or autosomal recessive sideroblastic anemia.

Due to the presence of following genetic syndromes

  • Ataxia
  • Myopathy
  • Pancreatic insufficiency
  • Excessive alcohol consumption
  • Deficiency of vitamin B6 and copper
  • Lead poisoning.
  • Disorders of bone marrow.
  • Malnutrition

According to Ayurveda

1. Ahaaraj nidan (dietary causes)

  • Intake of amla (sour), lavan (salty), kshaar (alkali) and ushna (hot) food items.
  • Consumption of virudh and asatmya bhojan
  • Use of tikshna and vidagdha food substances.
  • Pramitashan

2. Vihaaraj nidan (lifestyle related causes)

  • Ati vyayam (over use of physical activities)
  • Divashayan (who sleeps during day time)
  • Ati maithun (excessive use of sexual activities)
  • Veg dharna (suppression of natural urges)

Prodromal Symptoms (Purvarupa)

These are the common complaints or early signs/symptoms that indicate onset of a disease.

Our acharya had clearly mentioned this in our ancient classical text and are as follows.

  • Palpitation
  • Dryness of skin
  •  No sweating
  • Fatigue
  • Excessive salivation
  • Malaise
  • Desire to eat clay/ mud
  • Swelling around the eyes
  • Yellowness of urine and stool
  • Indigestion.

Clinical Features

It includes the signs and symptoms. Asymptom means the general complaints along with patients present in front of the physician. Signs: It means what a physician notices himself by observing the patient’s condition.

  • Paleness in the skin.
  • Fatigue and malaise
  • Dizziness
  • Indigestion
  • Anorexia (loss of appetite)
  • Vertigo
  • Cramps in legs

According to Ayurveda

  • Pallor of skin
  • Scanty blood
  • Fat deficiency
  • Loss of glow
  • Tinnitus
  • Generalized body weakness
  • Anorexia (loss of appetite)
  • Fatigue
  • Vertigo
  • Fever
  • Exertional dyspnoea
  • Fall of hairs
  • Hate cold environment
  • Excessive sleep
  • Speech becomes feeble in nature.
  • Cramps in calf region

Types of sideroblastic anemia

1. Type 1 sideroblasts: Presence of less than 5 siderotic granules in the cytoplasm of the cell.

2. Type 2 sideroblasts: There will be a presence of 5 or more siderotic granules in this type.

3. Type 3/ ring sideroblasts: Presence of 5 or more granules in a perinuclear position that covers the one third portion of nuclear circumference. This type is included in sideroblastic anemia whereas the previous first two types are included in non sideroblastic anemia.

Complications

It means certain conditions that might occur in future due to presence of sideroblastic anemia for a long term basis.

  • Anorexia
  • Excessive thirst
  • Vomiting
  • Headache
  • Indigestion
  • Emaciation
  • Fainting
  • Malaise
  • Cardiac pain
  • Exertional dyspnoea
  • Diarrhea
  • Cough
  • Burning sensation
  • Hoarseness of voice

Diagnosis

Detailed physical examination of the patient by using inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation techniques.

Laboratory findings: Complete blood count test

  • It shows a high level of serum iron and increased ferritin levels.
  • Decreased total iron binding capacity.
  • On blood smear- Presence of ringed shaped sideroblasts are seen.

According to Ayurveda – The two most preferred diagnostic procedures used by a physician are as follow

Trividh pariksha (Group of 3 diagnostic procedures)

  • DarshanDiagnosis is made by visual examination of the symptoms.
  • Sparshan-Physician uses tactile examination to evaluate whether skin is cold/hot
  • Prashan– Physicians ask direct questions from the patient, to evaluate the root cause of the disease i.e. history taking.

Asthavidh pariksha (set of 8 examination procedure)

  • Nadi pariksha– By palpating the pulse rate of the patient.
  • Mutra pariksha– By examining the urine of the patient.
  • Mal pariksha– By stool examination.
  • Jivha pariksha– By examining the tongue whether coated or not.
  • Shabad pariksha– By listening to the natural sounds within the body like intestinal sound (peristalsis) sounds of moving body fluids.
  • Sparsh pariksha– By observing the patient skin texture whether it is cool, wet or dry.
  • Drik pariksha– When a physician inspects patient symptoms through his/her eyes.
  • Akriti pariksha– When a physician evaluates the general appearance of a patient whether he/she looks dull, lethargic or fatigued etc.

Management

According to Ayurveda the main line of treatment is as follow

  1. Nidan parivarjan chikitsa (avoiding the root cause of disease) – This treatment modality had been given utmost importance in our ancient text. As according to ayurveda
  2. Sanshodhan chikitsa (detoxification procedure)-  As per charaka chikitsa 16/40-

We need to follow below listed therapeutic procedures

(i). Abhiyantra sanehan– Smoothing the internal dosha’s of our body by using herbally medicated ghrita/oil.

Example

  • Panchagavya ghrita
  • Mahatikta ghrita
  • Draksha ghrita

Dosage: 10-20 ml with warm water after meals.

(ii). Tikshan sanshodhan– In this tikshna herbs are used for vaman and virechna karma

  • Vaman (emesis) – emetic medicines are given to the patient to take out the vitiated dosha of the body.
  • Virechana (purgation) is the best technique to release out the pitta dosha from    the body by anal route. We can use- gomutra and haritaki churna for this.

(iii). Basti- In this liquid form of medicine is put inside the body via anal route with the help of specially made basti yantra (instrument). In sideroblastic anemia we will use rakta basti specifically.

3. Sanshaman chikitsa (Oral medications) – In this use of medication by oral route is done.

1. Rasa/bhasma/loha/mandur

  • Punarnava mandur
  • Navayas loha
  • Yograj
  • Loha bhasma

Dosage: 125-250 mg with honey or water after meals.

2. Vati

  • Arogyavardhini vati
  • Mandur vatak

Dosage: 250-500 mg with honey or water after meals.

3. Asava

  • Lohasava
  • Drakshasava

Dosage: 20-40 ml with equal amount of water after meals.

4. Avaleha

  • Dhatri avaleha
  • Drakshavaleha

Dosage: 10-20 gm with water after meal.

List of Planet Ayurveda Herbal Formulations

Herbal Remedies for Sideroblastic Anemia

Planet ayurveda has been serving people worldwide for the past 20 years with their holistic approach to healing. Their herbal products are made under the guidance of ayurveda experts and are very effective in maintaining a healthy and sound body as they are completely pure and organic in nature. They offer various herbal formulations that works really well in condition like sideroblastic anemia, some of them are as follow:

  1. Green Essentials
  2. Spirulina capsules
  3. Punarnava mandur
  4. HemoPlan syrup
  5. Suvarna Basant malti ras

Products Description

1. Green essentials

This herbal formulation contains potent blend of medicinal herbs such as

  • grape seed (Vitis vinifera)
  • wheat grass (Triticulum aestivum)
  • spirulina (Spirulina platensis)
  • green tea (Camellia sinensis)
  • amla (Embllica officinalis)

All the herbs present in this herbal formulation have great immunity enhancing properties. It also contains a good amount of antioxidants and other necessary nutrients that will assist very profoundly in sideroblastic anemia.

Dosage: 1 capsule twice daily with plain water after meals.

2. Spirulina capsules

This capsule contains a pure form of spirulina (Spirulina platensis). It is a rich source of various healthy micro and macro nutrients. It is known for its immunity enhancing property. It also has anti cancerous properties so helps in maintaining overall strength and stamina of patients of sideroblastic anemia.

Dosage: 1 cap twice daily with plain water after meal.

3. Punarnava mandur

This herbal formulation is imbued with plenty of therapeutic actions as it contains punarnava (Boerhaavia diffusa) which is very effective in increasing the digestive power of the body. Other herbs present in the formulations such as

  • pipali (Piper longum)
  • sunthi (Zingiber officinale)
  • amalaki (Emblica officinale)
  • haridra (Curcuma longa) etc

Contain anti-inflammatory antifungal properties so it works really well in patients suffering from sideroblastic anemia.

Dosage: 2 tabs twice daily with plain water after meal.

4. Hemoplan syp

This herbal syrup is potent blend of various medicinal herbs such as

  • manjishtha (Rubia cordifolia)
  • shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)
  • gorakhmundi (Sphaeranthus indicus)
  • ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
  • draksha (Vitis vinifera)
  • sariva (Hemidesmus indicus).

It has great blood enhancing properties that will help in increasing hemoglobin concentration in the blood. It also helps in providing strength and stamina to patients suffering from sideroblastic anemia.

Dosage: 2 tsf twice daily after meal.

5. Suvarna Basant malti ras

This herbomineral formulation contains properties like anti-inflammatory (reduce inflammation). It helps in boosting up the immunity of our body by balancing tridosha. It also possesses “rasayan” property that rejuvenates the body channels and helps in lengthening the lifespan of sideroblastic anemia patients. It contains marich (Piper nigrum), kharpara bhasma (calamine in an incinerated form), shuddha hingula (cinnabar in a purified form), swarna bhasma (gold in an incinerated form) etc.

Dosage: 1 tab twice daily with plain water after meal.

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Conclusion

We can now conclude that in an ailment like sideroblastic anemia ayurvedic herbs works very efficiently. In sideroblastic anemia the main culprit is the elevated Pitta dosha so our main concern is to deal with it intrinsically. For Ayurvedic treatment, you can consider choosing Planet Ayurveda as we have been serving mankind with our holistic approach of healing. You can directly visit us at our clinic at Mohali, Punjab or can send your queries on our official email id- herbalremedies123@yahoo.com