Herbs that raise hemoglobin

Herbs that increase hemoglobin, can provide all possible help in the fight against such a common phenomenon as a lack of iron in the body. Deficiency of this important trace element is a pathology of metabolism and hemopoietic system and leads to many health problems, in particular, to oxygen starvation of cells of all body tissues.

Due to its chemical composition, herbs that increase hemoglobin - in conjunction with the use of iron-containing foods - are able to adjust the production of a sufficient number of red blood cells (erythrocytes) and improve the overall biochemical parameters of the blood.

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Indications for use of herbs that raise hemoglobin

The main indications for the use of herbs that increase hemoglobin are associated with iron deficiency anemia, more precisely, with its forms such as hypochromic iron deficiency anemia, posthemorrhagic anemia (after significant blood loss), hyperchromic vitamin B12-deficiency and anemia, caused by vitamin B9 deficiency folic acid).

Which herbs raise hemoglobin?

Herbs that increase hemoglobin, in the first place, should fill the content of iron in the blood plasma. In addition, vitamins B6 (pyridoxine), B9 (folic acid) and B12 (cyanocobalamin), as well as trace elements such as copper, nickel, manganese and cobalt are necessary for the normal process of erythropoiesis (the formation of erythrocytes) and the synthesis of hemoglobin.

Which herbs raise hemoglobin? Those that contain the listed vitamins and trace elements. This nettle is dioecious and peppermint (they contain vitamin B9), dandelion root (contains iron and manganese salts), wheatgrass creeping (contains vitamin C, B vitamins and iron), ivan tea (contains iron, manganese and nickel). And also St. John's wort, ordinary crochet, meadow clover, birdwalker, clear-eyed white and some others.

In many cases, phytotherapists recommend their patients to take herbal preparations to normalize the gastrointestinal tract, since it is there that iron assimilates from incoming food.

The form of production of medicinal herbs, as well as their collections (consisting of several plant components) is a dried and crushed plant parts - flowers, leaves with or without stems, roots and rhizomes - packaged in cardboard packs.

Method of application and dose of herbs that increase hemoglobin

The main way to use these phytotherapeutic agents is to prepare water broths (with boiling) or infusions (without boiling) and ingest them in amounts and at intervals recommended by the doctor.

Here are a few recipes for the use of herbs that increase hemoglobin.

Recipe 1

Pour 200 ml of steep boiling water a tablespoon of clover flowers (if the raw material is fresh - take 5 inflorescences), insist under the lid for half an hour. Drink infusion should be three times a day for 1/3 cup (before meals). The standard course of treatment for anemia is 25-30 days.

Recipe 2

Make a herbal mix of 6 parts of the St. John's wort's herb, 4 parts of a white cat and 3 parts of a plantain large. On a glass of water you need to measure a tablespoon of this mixture, brew with steep boiling water and insist at least 2-2.5 hours. Dosing and Administration: on a tablespoon three times a day (before meals). Duration of treatment - up to one month.

Recipe 3

Prepare a mixture of equal parts of the leaves of the nettle, grass kipreya (willow-tea), yarrow flowers and dandelion root. A tablespoon of this mixture is brewed 250 ml of steep boiling water and allowed to stand (tightly closing the container) a couple of hours. Then the infusion is filtered and taken 25 minutes before meals three times during the day. The course of therapy lasts 60 days.

Recipe 4

For the preparation of the herbal mixture, 5 parts of nettle, three pieces of sporegrass and an ordinary scallop and one part of peppermint are taken. A pinch of the mixture (about a teaspoonful) is poured into 200 ml of boiling water and insists for half an hour. Single dose - 50 ml (before meals), take 3-4 times a day.

And here is another collection of herbs that raise hemoglobin - prescription 5: clover meadow, St. John's wort, white mantle, angelica (root) and wild rose berries. A mixture of the same amounts of each plant is made, and a tablespoon of the mixture is taken for preparing the broth for 1.5 glasses of water. The broth is cooked for a quarter of an hour in a water bath, after which it is infused 1.5-2 hours (in a sealed container, preferably in a thermos bottle). This drug should be drunk to 100 ml three times a day (after eating).

Overdose in the treatment of herbal decoctions is possible in case of violation of the proportions during their preparation, or when using volumes exceeding the prescribed dosage. For example, an overdose of a dandelion root can cause vomiting and diarrhea, and the abuse of mint can lead to insomnia, heart pain and bronchial spasms.

The interactions of herbs that raise hemoglobin with other drugs in instructions to herbal prescriptions and separately taken medicinal plants are not indicated in most cases, as the corresponding studies are not carried out.

Contraindications to the use of herbs that raise hemoglobin

When buying a collection of herbs in the pharmacy to increase hemoglobin, it should be borne in mind that each medicinal plant has its own characteristics. For example, you can not take infusions and decoctions of nettle dioecious with increased blood coagulability, hypertension and during pregnancy (especially in the third trimester). Categorically contraindicated in pregnancy, St. John's wort and a mountaineer bird (sporish).

All medicinal preparations with yarrow, as well as staminate creepers are contraindicated in cases of high blood clotting and thrombophlebitis. You can not abuse mint, because it can cause allergies, and in men - to reduce potency. An ordinary cirrus is not recommended for use with an elevated blood platelet content, and also with an inclination to constipation. Contraindications to the use of dandelion root are gastritis, gastric ulcer and dyskinesia of the biliary tract.

And if you drink a decoction of spraying (willow-tea) for a long time, the result may be problems with the digestive tract and the liver.

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Side effects of herbs that increase hemoglobin

It is necessary to take into account also what side effects of herbs that increase hemoglobin, most often manifest in their application.

So, if you take St. John's wort for a long time, your blood pressure may rise, because this plant helps to narrow the lumen of blood vessels. Among the side effects of yarrow grass appear to decrease blood pressure, dizziness, skin rash. Angelica has a diuretic effect and causes increased sweating.

Grass ivan-tea (kiprei) not only calms nerves, but also enhances the effect of sedative and hypnotic medicines. On the other hand, in men this plant can increase potency.

The use of herbs that increase hemoglobin during pregnancy and during lactation can lead to undesirable consequences, and without the recommendation of a doctor they can not be used. For example, herbs sporish (mountain bird bird) and clear-eyed white contribute to contractions of the muscles of the uterus. A usual meadow clover contains plant hormones isoflavones, which are needed by women during menopause, but are contraindicated in pregnancy.

Storage conditions for herbs that raise hemoglobin

All medicinal plants, including herbs, with improper storage quickly deteriorate - by increasing their humidity. Therefore, it is necessary to observe the storage conditions for herbs that increase hemoglobin: in a closed box or glass container with a lid - at room temperature. As a rule, the shelf life of pharmacy herbal collections does not exceed two years from the date indicated on their packaging.