Medical Condition Aplastic Anemia

Source:

2009 icd-9-cm diagnosis 284 - aplastic anemia

Active Ingredients used for Aplastic Anemia:

Ginseng, Licorice And Dgl

Active Ingredient	Uses based on scientific evidence	Grade*
ginseng (american ginseng, asian ginseng, chinese ginseng, korean red ginseng, panax ginseng: panax spp. including p. ginseng c.c. meyer and p. quinquefolius l., excluding eleutherococcus senticosus)	weak studies suggest that ginseng in combination with other herbs may improve cell activity, immune function, and red and white blood cell counts in patients with aplastic anemia. other studies have found decreases in blood cell counts. high-quality studies of ginseng alone are needed.	c
licorice (glycyrrhiza glabra l.) and dgl (deglycyrrhizinated licorice)	limited study suggests that licorice may be beneficial in aplastic anemia, but results are inconclusive.	c

*Key to grades
A: Strong scientific evidence for this use;
B: Good scientific evidence for this use;
C: Unclear scientific evidence for this use;
D: Fair scientific evidence against this use;
F: Strong scientific evidence against this use.