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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Genetic conditions that cause low platelet count.3. Turmeric can benefit from thalassemia and hemachromatosisHigh doses of curcumin are found to protect platelets by antioxidant activity.Curcumin also works as an iron chelator and has an advantage over conventional iron chelators- it does not cause side effects. This could benefit in conditions like hemachromatosis.However dietary turmeric does not cause iron deficiency. A clinical trial in thalassemic patients demonstrated that curcumin treatment benefited them by raising the level of antioxidant enzymes. (Read Turmeric for Thalassemia)What does this mean?Curcumin’s iron chelating activity may benefit in hemachromatosis and further research is required to confirm this. Curcumin is proven to improve antioxidant status in thalassemia by human study.I have a bleeding/clotting disorder, can I still take turmeric?As per current research, turmeric or rather curcumin does act as a blood thinner in experimental conditions. Before we get to the safety of taking turmeric in such blood-related disorders, it is important to know that we consume many natural foods and some herbs on a daily basis which have blood thinning activity but they do not pose any major bleeding risk.Turmeric vs. Other Spices/Foods: Who increases bleeding risks?Apart from turmeric, many other herbal medicines are identified to have anti-platelet activity. Some of the common ones include St. John’s wort, willow bark, ginseng, Gingko, chamomile, devils claw, evening primrose, etc.Common food items which have anti-platelet activity include ginger, garlic, green tea, cranberry, red onion, purple grape juice, fish oil, pineapple, licorice, fenugreek, etc.Raghavendra et. al investigated the effect of bioactive ingredients of various spices on platelet aggregation. The components tested included eugenol (clove), capsaicin (chillies, cayenne pepper, bell pepper), piperine (black pepper, white pepper), quercetin (onion), curcumin (turmeric), cinnamaldehyde (cinnamon) and allyl sulphide (garlic).Eugenol and capsaicin were found to be the strongest inhibitors of platelet aggregation. In terms of anti-platelet activity the results were like:eugenol>capsaicin>curcumin>cinnamaldehyde>piperine>allyl sulphide>quercetinIn fact eugenol was 29 times more potent than aspirin in preventing blood clotting.Consumption of 1 garlic clove (3g) daily for 2 months can bring down thromboxane levels by 80%.A study was conducted where women were asked to eat to 70g onion or 5g ginger
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