Therapeutic Use of Fresh juice of Cynodondactylon for the Treatment of Anemia in Young Women

Abstract

Background: The fresh juice of Cynodondactylon (Bermuda grass) has widely been used in Indian Ayurveda medicine since ancient times for curing several human diseases. The pH of blood and Bermuda grass juice is also the same i.e. 7.4. Therefore Bermuda grass juice gets quickly absorbed in the blood and is often called as Green Blood and is used therapeutically for the treatment of various problems including anemia, thalassemia, hysteria, cough, headache, diarrhea, cramps, edema, dysentery, hemorrhage, hypertension and stones urogenital disorders. Aim: To study the effect of Bermuda grass juice on blood haemoglobin level for the treatment of anemia in women. Methodology: Sixteen Anaemic women (n= 16) [Test group (8) and Control group (8)] aged between 18-25years were selected after biochemical estimation of blood haemoglobin level using Sahli’s Method. Bermuda grass juice (100 ml per day) was given for 30 days to the test group in empty stomach and no intervention as given to control group. Biochemical estimation was repeated after 1 month for haemoglobin level for both the groups using Sahli’s method. Result: After 1 month of Intervention with Bermuda grass juice there was an average 4g/dl increase in haemoglobin level of test group than the control group. Conclusion: Bermuda grass juice has significant effect on increasing blood haemoglobin level and helps to cure anemia among women and there was no significant side effects observed.