Foods that help raise blood platelets count

July 28, 2019, 10:00 PM
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Publish- July 28, 2019, 10:00 PM

Foods that help raise blood platelets count

Dhaka, Jul 28 (UNB) - This year mosquito-borne dengue disease has caused a serious situation. Since January this year, the number of dengue patients has crossed the ten thousand-mark. One of the effects of dengue is to cause a serious drop in the number of platelets circulating through blood in the human body.

Platelets are a type of small blood cell or molecule that helps to clot blood and stop bleeding. In normal human blood the number of platelets per microliter is 100,000 to 400,000. If the platelet level is lower than this, there is a risk of bleeding. If the number of platelets falls below 20,000, it can actually cause bleeding without any injury.

If platelets are reduced in blood for any reason, it is possible to restore platelets by changing lifestyle and eating habits.

There are some foods that help to increase platelets. Let's know the names of those foods.

Papaya and papaya leaves

Papaya is able to increase blood platelet level very quickly. According to a study by the Asian Institute of Science and Technology in Malaysia, papaya juice can rapidly increase the number if platelets are reduced in blood due to dengue fever. Drink papaya leaves juice or ripe papaya juice daily if blood platelet content is reduced.

Pumpkin and pumpkin seeds

Pumpkin is quite effective to increase blood platelets count. Pumpkin also contains vitamin A which helps to create platelets. So it is beneficial to increase the number of platelets in the blood by regularly eating pumpkin and its seeds.

Lemon juice

Lemon juice contains lots of vitamin C. Vitamin C helps to increase platelets in the blood. Vitamin C also increases the body's immunity. This protects the platelets from being destroyed.

Amalaki

Amalaki also contains lots of vitamin C. There are also plenty of antioxidants in amalaki. As a result, having amalaki increases immunity and protects the platelets from destruction.

Aloe vera juice

Aloe vera purifies the blood. Aloe vera is useful for recovering from any blood infection. So drinking aloe vera juice regularly increases the amount of platelets in the blood.

Pomegranate

Pomegranate is another fruit that helps to increase the amount of platelets in the blood. It contains lots of iron that increases platelets. Drink 150 milliliters of pomegranate juice daily for two weeks. Vitamin from pomegranate juice will work to relieve weakness.