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Grade: A (Strong Scientific Evidence)
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| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Folate
| Megaloblastic anemia - due to folate deficiency |
Iron
| Anemia of chronic disease |
Liver extract
| Pernicious anemia |
Vitamin B12
| Megaloblastic anemia - due to vitamin B12 deficiency |
Vitamin B6
| Hereditary sideroblastic anemia |
Zinc
| Sickle cell anemia (management) |
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Grade: B (Good Scientific Evidence)
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| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Iron
| Preventing iron deficiency in menstruating women |
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Grade: C (Unclear or Conflicting Scientific Evidence)
|
| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Antineoplastons
| Sickle cell anemia/thalassemia |
Betel nut
| Anemia |
Copper
| Sideroblastic anemia |
Iron
| Preventing anemia associated with preterm/low birth weight infants |
L-Carnitine
| Sickle cell disease |
Peony
| Hemolytic disease of the newborn |
Riboflavin
| Anemia |
Taurine
| Iron deficiency anemia |
Vitamin A
| Iron deficiency anemia |
Vitamin B12
| Sickle cell disease |
Vitamin E
| Anemia |
Wheatgrass
| Beta-thalassemia (transfusion dependent) |
Zinc
| Beta-thalassemia (hereditary disorder) |
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Grade: D (Fair Negative Scientific Evidence)
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| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Iron
| Therapy for anemia after orthopedic surgery |
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Traditional or Theoretical Uses which Lack Sufficient Evidence
|
| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Abuta
| Anemia |
Agrimony
| Anemia (red blood cell deficiency) |
Alizarin
| Anemia |
Alpha-lipoic acid
| Sickle cell anemia |
Anise
| Anemia |
Arginine
| Beta-hemoglobinopathies |
Astragalus
| Anemia |
Baikal skullcap
| Anemia |
Beta-carotene
| Anemia |
Bitter orange
| Anemia |
Calendula
| Anemia |
Capers
| Anemia |
Carrot
| Anemia (red blood cell deficiency) |
Chlorophyll
| Anemia |
Chondroitin sulfate
| Iron deficiency anemia |
Coenzyme Q10
| Anemia |
Comfrey
| Anemia |
Copper
| Anemia |
Cordyceps
| Anemia |
Dandelion
| Anemia |
Dong quai
| Anemia |
Feverfew
| Anemia |
Folate
| Sickle cell anemia |
Fo-ti
| Anemia (low red blood cell count resulting in weakness |
Gamma linolenic acid
| Red blood cell aplasia |
Gamma oryzanol
| Anemia |
Ginseng
| Anemia |
Globe artichoke
| Anemia |
Gotu kola
| Anemia |
Hyssop
| Anemia |
Iodine
| Anemia |
Iron
| Anemia in anorexia nervosa |
Liver extract
| Anemia |
Maca
| Anemia |
Nux vomica
| Anemia (secondary) |
Peony
| Anemia |
Pycnogenol
| Sickle cell anemia |
Raspberry
| Anemia |
Rehmannia
| Anemia |
Riboflavin
| Congenital methemoglobinemia |
Selenium
| Anemia |
Sorrel
| Anemia |
Soy
| Anemia |
Spirulina
| Anemia |
Spleen extract
| Sickle cell disease |
Stinging nettle
| Anemia |
Taurine
| Thalassemia (inherited blood disorder) |
Thiamin
| Megaloblastic anemia |
Thymus extract
| Anemia (chronic autoimmune hemolytic) |
Tribulus
| Anemia |
Vitamin B6
| Sickle cell anemia |
Vitamin C
| Anemia |
Vitamin E
| Beta-thalassemia |
Yellow dock
| Anemia |