Evaluation of Oral Persian Clover Sticks Effect on Platelet Count in Children with Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Novel Approach to Herbal Medicine in Hematology - Abstract
Objective: People with a high platelet count are at high risk of severe bleeding. The substances contained in clover can have medicinal properties and are
useful for humans. Clover was measured for platelet count in children with thrombocytopenia.
Design: This randomized, double-blind clinical trial was performed in Shahid Madani Hospital in Khorram-abad in 1400. Forty patients were randomly
and equally divided into two groups of drugs and placebo and received clover or placebo 5cc every eight hours for 4 months. Assays included platelet count,
BT, and CBC before and after the intervention. The statistical methods used were paired t-test and independent t-test.
Results: The difference of the mean platelet count in the two groups was statistically significant (P-value <0.004), so that in the group receiving clover
infusion a significant increase in the number of Platelets was observed relative to the placebo group. However, the mean BT in the two groups was not
statistically significant (P-value<0.507), although in clover group, the mean BT was more decreasing than the placebo group. There was no significant difference
between the study groups in terms of demographic characteristics such as gender, family history, and place of residence in this study (P-value> 0.05).
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treatments.
Conclusion: Based on this study, the platelet count increased, and it seems in this regard improves the platelet level of children with thrombocytopenia.
1. Palliative care in the field of hematology and pediatric oncology is one of the requirements for correcting the complications of immunosuppressive
2. Herbal medicine in the form of palliative care and complementary alternative medicine helps patients with blood diseases under immunosuppressive
therapies.
3- Clover and its related species are one of the native plants of Iran and have medicinal properties.
4. Clover tea can increase platelet count in patients with chronic thrombocytopenia.