Answer:
Some
people with ITP report success with herbs, supplements, energy work,
diet changes, and other alternative treatments.
There
are many reported cases of their success but few formal studies.
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find more information at
What
foods (items) should avoid an ITP patient?
Green
tea contains a group of polyphenolic compounds, the green tea catechins
(GTCs).
A range
of beneficial effects have been attributed to GTCs, including antithrombotic,
antiproliferative, antioxidant, antiinflammatory, and antiatherogenic
activities.
George
D. Liatsos; Antonios Moulakakis; Ioannis Ketikoglou and Stella Klonari
discussed in an article published in the American Journal of Health-System
Pharmacy the possible induction of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
(TTP) by GTCs as a result of their extended antimetalloproteinase
activity.
Idiopathic
thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a disease in which antibodies form
and destroy the body's platelets. Why the antibodies form is not known.
Although the bone marrow increases platelet production to compensate
for the destruction, the supply cannot keep up with the demand.
Thrombotic
thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare disease in which small blood
clots form suddenly throughout the body. The blood clots mean that
an abnormally high number of platelets are being used, which leads
to a sharp decrease in the number of platelets in the bloodstream.
Ba Hoang,
M.D., Ph.D. and D.G. Shaw, M.D., published a study in the Journal
of Orthomolecular Medicine Vol. 18, No. 2, year 2003, regarding the
treatment of Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura with herbal teas.
This
is an extract of the article published:
The first
patient we treated was a 16-year-old high school student who had a
four-year history of ITP.
In her
family, there was a history of bleeding and nosebleeds.
At the
onset of herbal therapy, her platelet count was 30,000
She was
started on a regimen of herbal teas consisting of the herbs Rehmania
Glutinosa, Eliptae Alba,
Astralagus and Agrimonia.
Although
her platelets decreased to 20,000 in the first weeksof treatment,
she experienced improvement in her symptoms with less bruising, bleeding,and
more energy.
She tolerated
the herbal teas without any side effects or reactions.
After
four months, her platelet count increased to 80,000. In eight months,
her count was 150,000. At the end of twelve months of monitoring her
platelets, her count was 180,000.
During
treatment, she experienced no further infections, bone pain, fatigue,
or bleeding phenomena.
She continued
the teas for a total of two years, and since that time has remained
in remission with no further therapy.
Fish
oils, Ginkgo biloba and Green Tea are Herbs and supplements that may
thin the blood making you a little more likely to nosebleed
Childhood
immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is Hereditary Bleeding Disorders
causing Nosebleeding.
