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Treatment of disease with herbal extracts is common in both Ayurveda and herbal systems of medicine. We have identified that therapeutic activity of Asteracantha longifolia is associated with the dialysable portion of the extract. The extract was partially purified by a method using alcohol precipitation. This partially purified A. longifolia extract (PALE) was studied for its therapeutic activity in the human when administered orally. Oral administration of 0.1 ml of PALE (equivalent to 5 ml of original extract) was found to increase haemoglobin and lymphocytes and reduce neutrophils in the blood. The effect was not short term as this profile persisted for as long as 6-8 months, indicating that PALE is an excellent herbal medicament for improving the quality of blood in the human.

Keywords

A. longifolia, Bone Marrow, Herbal Restorative, Lymphocytes.
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