What herbs can increase platelets?

What herbs can increase platelets?

Recently, thrombocytopenia has become one of the hot health topics, and many patients and their families are searching for natural herbs that can increase platelets. Thrombocytopenia may be caused by a variety of reasons, such as chemotherapy, immune diseases, or infection. This article will combine the hot discussions on the Internet in the past 10 days, sort out the herbal medicines with platelet-raising potential and related research data, and present them in a structured form.

1. Inventory of popular platelet-raising herbs

2. Recent hot topics on the Internet

1.Platelet recovery protocol after chemotherapy: Many oncologists have shared cases of integrating traditional Chinese and Western medicine on social media, among which peanut decoction combined with dietary therapy has been the most discussed.

2.Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP): Zhihu hot post discusses the auxiliary therapeutic effect of Danggui Buxue Decoction (Danggui + Astragalus), with over 500,000 reads.

3.Abnormal platelets during COVID-19 recovery period: In the Weibo topic #阳后 Blood Routine Abnormality, many Chinese medicine practitioners recommended agrimony instead of tea.

3. Precautions for clinical use

4. Expert suggestions for combination solutions

1.recovery period after chemotherapy: 15g peanut shell + 10 red dates + 10g wolfberry, decoction in water instead of tea, 1 dose per day (Professor Wang of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine's plan)

2.Chronic ITP maintenance phase: Astragalus 30g + Angelica sinensis 6g + Agrimony 20g, 3-4 times a week (Clinical Pathway of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine)

3.emergency platelet increase: 30g of fresh grass root + 15g of lotus root section can be taken in an emergency decoction (Experience of the Emergency Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine)

5. Latest research trends

1. A study published in "Phytomedicine" in August 2023 pointed out that,Total saponins of Panax notoginsengIt can promote platelet production by regulating TPO receptor expression.

2. China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences is conductingPurpureaThe results of the Phase II clinical trial of the extract for the treatment of ITP are expected to be announced in 2024.

3. Japanese scholars discoveredEucommia leavesThe genipinic acid in it has the effect of protecting platelet membranes, and related papers have attracted international attention.

Warm reminder:The herbal regimens listed in this article should be used under the guidance of a physician. If the platelet count continues to be lower than 50×10⁹/L, you should seek medical treatment in time. The hot discussion content on the Internet does not represent medical advice. Please refer to clinical diagnosis.