Abstract
A dose of ten grams of the roots and leaves of Nettle (Urtica dioica) dissolved in (200)ml of boiled water then covered for (10)min. was given to a sample of (15) patients attending to the herbal department of ministry of health complaining of malnutrition and low Hb(hemoglobin) concentration and PCV(packed cell volume) levels with absence of any other predisposing factors disease inorder to find the effects of these roots and leaves on Hb and PCV levels for different periods of time in relation to age and sex variations . The study have shown that this mixture has a high significant effect (p<0.001)in elevating (Hb) concentration andPCVlevels on those patients according to the differences recorded from the start of the basic period until the end of the experiment andthis increase was significantly apparent in the (4th) weekof the experiment.The relation of the age andsex variation were estimated according to the results of the experiment which showed no significant relationship (p<0.005).
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How to Cite this Article
Jassim, Huda Abid AL-Hameed
(2007)
"The using effects of Nettle herb in elevating Hb&PCV levels,"
Baghdad Science Journal: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 11.
