Choudhary Dharma R, Naithani Rahul, Panigrahi Inusha, Kumar Rajat, Mahapatra Manoranjan, Pati Hara Prasad, Saxena Renu, Choudhry Ved P
Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Indian J Pediatr. 2009 Apr;76(4):375-6. doi: 10.1007/s12098-009-0004-6. Epub 2009 Feb 10.
To assess the efficacy of wheat grass juice on transfusion requirement in patients with beta thalassemia major.
Fifty-three patients of thalassemia major with a median age of 16 years were given wheat grass juice tablets.
The Mean pre and post wheat grass therapy, the pack cell requirement was 288.06 +/- 53.25 gm/Kg/year and 301.25 +/- 54.86 gm/Kg/year (p =0.054) respectively. No adverse effects were noted.
We conclude that wheat grass therapy for one year is not effective in reducing the transfusion requirement in transfusion dependent thalassemia.
评估小麦草汁对重型β地中海贫血患者输血需求的疗效。
53例重型地中海贫血患者，中位年龄16岁，给予小麦草汁片。
小麦草治疗前后，平均红细胞压积需求分别为288.06±53.25克/千克/年和301.25±54.86克/千克/年（p = 0.054）。未观察到不良反应。
我们得出结论，为期一年的小麦草治疗对减少依赖输血的地中海贫血患者的输血需求无效。
