Look-up: Blood / Erythrocytes
Pathology:
Inability of cells to replicate readily especially haem cells.
Symptoms:
Heartburn, vague stomach pains.
Signs:
Possible osteoarthritis especially in the elderly. Look for debilitation within the knee.
Note:
Approach:
Fortify with mineral-rich items.
Contra-indicated:
Herbs:
Urticaria dioica.
Supplements:
Parsley in the diet.
DiffDiag:
Diseases: Signs (SI) & Symptoms (SY) or Cause (CA)
See Purpose-Herbs Cross-reference.
| CA | diet, insufficiency | B12 and/or folate. Folic acid should not be used to treat a purely B12 anaemia -- neurological damage may result. |
| CA | drugs | Anti-convulsants (phenytoin), contraceptive pill, cytotoxic drugs (eg methotrexate). |
| CA | folate, deficiency | Diet: poor ntake of vegetables. Malabsorption: eg coeliac disease. Increased demand: pregnancy, cell proliferation (eg haemolysis). |
| CA | ilium, diseases | Impaired absorption of B12. |
| CA | infection, bacterial | Bacterial colonization of small intestine consumes available B12. |
| CA | surgery, gastrectomy | Loss of intrinsic factor production. |
Purpose-Herbs Cross-reference.