Abstract: This study was conducted to investigate the platelet increasing property of Carica papaya leaves juice (CPLJ) in patients with dengue fever (DF).Its working starts in between 40 and 48 hours after the dosage. It was concluded that Carica papaya leaves juice (CPLJ) does significantly increase the platelet count in patients with DF and DHF. Dengue fever caused by dengue viruses (dengue 1–4) having Aedes aegypti mosquito as their principal vector, causes symptoms such as sudden onset of fever, headache, abdominal pain and back pain along with vomiting tendencies due to which dengue fever is also known as “break-bone fever. dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) or dengue shock syndrome (DSS) may occur as a complication of dengue fever. A study showed that administration of papaya leaf juice was beneficial in dengue patients in elevating the total white cell counts and platelet counts. leukopenia is a decrease in the number of white blood cells (leukocytes) found in the blood, which places individuals at increased risk of infection., thrombocytopenia refer to a relative decrease of platelets and blood.
Keywords: Ayurveda, dengue fever, papaya leaf juice, platelet count, dengue hemorrhagic fever
Title: Dengue: Papaya Leaf Is the Cure
Author: Mr. Nikhil Nishant, Mr Pradyut Kumar Mohanty, Ms Shilpa Luthra
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-3148 (online), ISSN2348-313X (Print)
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