Papaya Leaf for Low Platelet Count | Dengue | Dr Abby Philips

In this video, I discuss the role of papaya leaf extracts in increasing platelet counts in diseases associated with very low platelet count such as Dengue fever and cirrhosis.
Do papaya leaf extracts work?
If yes, how?
If not, why?
Here are links to the sources that substantiate my talk:
1. Carica papaya extract in dengue: a systematic review and meta-analysis bmccomplementm...
This paper concluded that "current evidence is insufficient to comment on the role of papaya leaf extract in dengue."
This is the LATEST, highest-quality evidence paper on Dengue fever and papaya leaf extract use.
2. Treatment guidelines for Dengue fever from major clinical societies:
a. World Health Organization: www.who.int/ne... (does not feature papaya leaf)
b. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov/de... (does not feature papaya leaf extract)
c. UptoDate 2022 Dengue fever treatment: www.uptodate.c... (does not feature papaya leaf extract)
d. Updated latest guidelines from National Library of Medicine: www.ncbi.nlm.n... - specifies that "platelet transfusion is considered when platelet count drops to less than 20,000 cells/microliter, and there is a high risk of bleeding." - no mention of papaya leaf extract.
3. Low platelets in Dengue fever is due to multiple reasons - one single herbal extract cannot take care of all these causes at a time
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- www.ncbi.nlm.n...
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[@phantombrain]

I too had Dengue a year or so ago and didn't take papaya leaf or any extract. Just good hydration and nutrition and the count went up from 15K automatically on the 7th day.

[@phantombrain]

I followed Dr Abbys advice of not taking papaya extracts even though the modern med doc who was treating me told me to have it. Also, the TN Govt ran and runs huge ads recommending papaya leaf extract as a cure all for dengue. Sigh.

[@drbujji]

@@phantombrain kerala govt distributed homeo meds for dengue few years back. Tn govt gave and giving nilavembu to dengue

[@phantombrain]

@@drbujji Kerala is mad after Ayurveda and Homeo... Sad.

[@mumNmesl]

What did you had?

[@thestarskissjudy]

What do you mean by good nutrition? Please elaborate

[@ravirolan5003]

Good to see you on KZbin ...some humble suggestions_ do not repeat a fact multiple times._ try to be concise and day to day ordinary language so that it can cater larger audience. Thankyou

[@MG-qu9ig]

My mom had Dengue last year. We spent more money on Kiwi fruits (as they're very costly) than the actual medicines. But recently we got to know that kiwi fruits have no effect on Dengue🤦‍♂

[@review7779]

is she alright now?

[@amritansh3357]

Most practical explanation, I ever watched on this topic.

[@lathajes6199]

Doc, You are very good as a teacher too. Very clear flow of evidence based explanation. Wish more people benefit from this presentation of facts. Thank You.

[@krishan4079]

We need to have more channels like this .When you start a podcast invite scientists and doctors to clear the misinformation spread by alternative medicine.

[@Thyrtoid]

Much needed abby boss .kudos to your dedication 🙏

[@koushikkumarghosh5887]

We need more doctors like you, Dr. Abby. Really you have the mind of a scientist not only just a doctor❤. But you know what is sad part about some doctors in India. I had a biology teacher once who was a doctor from a renowned medical college from Jaipur and he promoted this papya leaf extract concept for low platelet count and also undermined medical treatment regarding this😑😬

[@Sciflo]

Thank you for adequately explaining your research

[@theimmortalrex8094]

My father and I both had dengue fever at same time ,,but he took papaya leaf extract and i ignored thinking a leaf cannot cure dengue ,,,,,but his platelets went from 108000 to 200000 while my remained same ,,soo I think u are trying to influence us in buying more alopathy medicine and being dependent on doctors

[@brahmiveda]

Very true

[@bunty7694]

why arent urs 😂 no one urges you to buy medicines dudde u dont deny buying papaya extarct medicine but taking 20rs NS is so problematic

[@palashpanchabhai]

buddy doctors don't talk like influencers. ppl like u believe influencers more than doctors

[@bunty7694]

@@palashpanchabhai bro i myslef a doctor

[@palashpanchabhai]

@@bunty7694 sorry bro i am doc too,its my mistake actually

[@CHANGUTHAKUR]

Don't know about platelet rise due to Papaya leaf extract but a lot of my Dengue patient's came back with loose stools after consuming papaya leaf extract. Initially I was puzzled why this was happening, reading of text books and management guidelines shed no light. On taking a detailed history I discovered a lot of these patients were consuming raw papaya leaf extract. After counselling patients to avoid this stunt, the incidence of loosies in Dengue patient's came down to zero.

[@drbujji]

So leaf also got laxative properties maybe

[@thomastharakan7780]

Possibly due to high concentrations of cellulose in the leaf extract which is not inherently digested in the human GI tract since we lack the specific enzymes. Cellulose is a hydrophilic molecule and can exert an osmotic effect. Since it can hold water molecules, it increases the bulk of chyme and stimulates peristalsis. This could be a possible explanation.

[@purveshvyas9946]

Hello Sir, Please make a video on Alkaline water, as there's so many distributors of alkaline water machines are there in market, who are claiming that alkaline water is good to treat many heavy diseases like cancer, psoriasis, kidney and Liver problems, etc. Plus when we ask them about their claims in well known scientific journals, they asks people to go to the distributer's website for all the claims they're propagating. Even they propagate that alkaline water is treating covid-19 too. I think it'll be an eye opening for people to get knowledge from you on this topic.

[@jackspradlin4183]

I had folfox chemo for colon cancer over 10 years ago, ever since have low platelets to this day, not real low but low enough for blood bruising that doesnt go away easy, Is Papaya leaf extract going to help or what do I do to increase platelets?

[@PradeepKumarMadathilSree-kr5xb]

I'm an enchanted follower. I'll be much more enchanted if you can expose fake/scams in all medical streams. Looking forwarded to it.

[@drvikramjangra125]

Do you have any researchers who says that eating roti is safe

[@drvijayattri]

What a comment ❤

[@shubh13272anand]

Pani piye ya wo bhi band kar de.

[@shivT100]

The question not answered is whether papaya leaf extract helps platelet revival i.e. does the rate of platelet count revival improve ? That would certainly be an interesting topic

[@ananyaabhilipsalenka7891]

I think that's what he is trying to convey. All controlled studies suggest there is no impact of papaya leaf extract on platelet count.

[@maneeshkolayil487]

Excellent video. Except the last line -" I think in future may be we may find some chemical in papaya leaf extract which increases the platelet count" The moment you send this video to someone, they'll take this line out of context and say - "See, he only means as of now we don't have evidence. In future we may find it. So it doesn't mean papaya leaf extract doesn't work." And all other explanation given till then will be discarded. Why did you have to say that 🙃

[@kedarisgreat]

Hey Doc, We Indians in Middle East face severe Vitamin D deficiency due to lack of sun exposure (yes you heard it right, we don’t go out in the sun too often) We also face deficiencies like B12 as some of us don’t eat non vegetarian food. Can you make a video on this topic ? I liked you tweet on sugar content in health drinks.

[@couchpotato6401]

Yeah i have the same issue. Would like to hear from the doc.

[@jayant19u211]

ऐसे IMP विडियोज भाषा के चलते अक्सर इको चेंबर के लिए बन जाते हैं। ये विडियोज हिंदी और बाकी लोकल भाषा में उपलब्ध होती तो घरवालों को समझना बहुत आसान हो जाता...

[@mohammedali3871]

Sir kindly make video on awareness on ill effects Traditional Cancer medication ( Shimoga - karnataka).. which most people believe it true way of curing cancer.

[@anasthesiaramsaywack]

My son has dengue and every day I give him papaya juice and coconut water with fruit and it helped him alot, papaya juice works well , it increases your blood platelets

[@MayankJairaj]

It tastes sooo bad! idk what alkaloids give that zeher taste to it. I had dengue last month tootoo, was provided papaya leaf juice by sm1; took 1 sip and poured it down the drain. I recovered in a week. Never told them that I actually threw their leaf juice

[@VivekRaghuvanshi]

Sir, Thanks for upload. Please add english subtitle in your Malayalam language videos. Thanx

[@libinabraham2105]

Excellent Abby! ❤🔥 loved it 👏🏻👌🏽 nailed this myth 💪🏼

[@uthiripakkangal7015]

Bad thing about is you are biased. Good thing about you is you are sincere to your profession. But the system needs people like you. Congrats .. keep doing your job

[@arjunmohandas8870]

Do you know that his father is prime suspect of an illegal organ transplantation case by killing an accident person by claiming that he is brain dead without following proper procedures

[@nikhilvijay6022]

See at the end of the day no one is unbiased.

[@uthiripakkangal7015]

@@nikhilvijay6022 True but not all the biased people are up against opposite side with out any consideration like abby

[@wr2416]

Maybe you could make this a bit more engaging, doctor. This feels too long and monotonous. Maybe a few more images, pauses and a bit more structural.

[@TheLiverDoc]

Going to do long form podcast style. Packed with information. No more time wasted on editing or putting up pictures. Majority does not read or understand imagery or data given over videos is what I feel IMHO. More like educational series and one can take time to listen and comprehend at length.

[@zostube]

​@@TheLiverDoc on the lines of Hubermanlab podcasts? His are multi hour podcasts but very engaging

[@unknownwellwisher6313]

If you haven’t found any research paper on success rate of papaya leaf juice extract in increasing platelets then do your own research to understand if it works or not. Btw I haven’t bought any juice. I just grind the leaves for the juice. I had around 100-150 ML. Even it’s bitter it takes hardly 5 seconds to consume and that’s it Doesn’t know about others but For me it worked when I got low platelet count twice when I was in college. (I don’t have dengue, it’s viral fever) You are having bias and liking the comments that oppose taking papaya leaf extract. Anyways I had fruits also that time but only after having leaf juice it hiked. Let me do the experiment this time and let you know if it works again. I won’t have any fruits and even medications.

[@chrislundberg1]

When your doctor fails to correct your issue people will try to fix on thier own be it right or wrong they are press for a resolve. My low count has been for 4 years and I need surgery soon .

[@jaskaransinghofficial]

I m suffering from Chikungunya arthritis from last 8-9 months, extreme fatigue and dizziness, brain fog All my blood tests are ok. What to do. Taken lots of medicines Latest medicines are giloy ghanwati, kaishore gugulu, papaya and kiwi ras all medicines twice a day. Any further leads?

[@OrthnellBrown-ni7pn]

Based on imperial evidence with the roll played by those whose interest is with financial earnings will never be honest with reality. I'm not supporting or disproving what you are saying.

[@dasp311279]

You are wrong and your medical faternity are wrong.My Mother in low have been suffering from liver cirhosis and her platelet count goes down very frequently. She takes papay leaf juice and her platelet count increases.

[@pratikraut5000]

Sir your videos are so informative and helps to break blindfaiths, so do make videos in Hindi so that my parents could understand them. Really they need to be aware from that ayurveda stuff. Kindly make your your information in Hindi.

[@abishekbaskar6519]

Such a long video we expected an answer yes or no and why

[@straightpath8356]

KZbin shorts of these videos will create a sensation on KZbin Facebook Insta Twitter etc

[@avx4281]

Great piece. An eye opener for laymen who get conned by ayurveds.

[@prasanthalpha]

Excellent video. Keep up the good work.

[@deepaksudhakar1]

താടി വെച്ചപ്പോ അടിപൊളി ആയി കേട്ടോ ... Thanks Abby, for sharing the knowledge.

[@childhoodindoctrination9661]

Brilliant work ❤

[@beverlymyers4627]

Hi Dr. my platelets has been slowly dropping for the past 2 years. Now it’s dropping very fast. It’s sitting at 34. What could be the problem? I have been diagnosed with ITP.

[@preetiaheer275]

Very useful info !

[@blackkat_06]

Sir my father has liver cirrhosis and an enlarged spleen.. His platelets counts go low. He's been taking papaya leaf juice and it does increases his count sir. Not tablets or capsules. Direct plant leaf juice. It does increases a little.

[@FunNFury]

I totally agree, my father had Typhoid and it worked to increase the platelet count.

[@pranit77299]

Mere papa ko bhi liver cirrhosis he spleen enlarged platelets kam jyada hota rehta he papaya aur kiwi khane se badhta he

[@DOCTORWITHTX]

I ask only thing why platenza medicine medicine made from papaya leaf extract prescribed by allopathic doctor. Are they mad?????? Or they have lack of knowledge

[@neversate]

Also remember Indians say black owl is an unlucky bird

[@prashantkumar-ld1sr]

Correlation is not causation.

[@Interestingvideos1234]

Sir Whether wintergreen oil cures knee pain ? But it worked for my grandfather

[@rajarshiroy9151]

As usual, loved the video. Regarding your last vdo on turmeric, Is there any credible study which suggests that Turmeric can be used as an antiseptic agent ( cream or lotion) for external cuts or wounds. Would be helpful if you could throw some light.

[@Ak-mh7pt]

Very informative doc

[@FTR007]

എന്നെ കുടിപ്പിച്ച് ഡോക്ടർ😢😢😢 Imotional blackmailing

[@adityathakur5866]

The type of medicine given to a patient depends upon the quality of DOCTOR , he/ she visits.

[@minie.r7710]

Really informative . 👏 In a different look , good 👍

[@ArthKryst]

Sir 1 geniune question, How do we understand whether a meta analysis in and of itself is high quality? I'm not a medically trained person. I tried reading the research paper but it went over my head. How do I check if this meta analysis itself is a well made paper?

[@vikashkori2122]

Thank you doctor for debunking the myth

[@bernadettealegarbes7895]

for the children at the 1_5 _10 how many tablespoon of papaya tea does it takes for children and frequency doc

[@tsiitb6947]

Dr. You are great, thankds for sharing knowledge.

[@SinghisKing791]

Unsubscribed your Channel right away for Disinformation...Papaya Leaf helps a lot we have experienced this

[@Sysयोग]

Acupuncture at TW5 Acupoint waiguan increase Platelets. - Padamshri Dr. Raman Kapur, Gangaram Hospital, DeLhi

[@amit4Bihar]

Just because you are rice bag convert, doesn't mean you need to reject ancient wisdom.. Papaya leaf extract does help a lot

[@TheSultanmazhar]

You are right , now hospitals are rejecting allopathic medicines and using only ancient wisdom medicine , AIIMS have stopped using allopathic medicines , now they use ancient wisdom , even more and more students are pursuing ancient wisdom medicine than MBBS , MBBS colleges are not getting students , even Europe and America is using ancient wisdom of india for treatment

[@bunty7694]

​@@TheSultanmazhar😂😂 source andhbhakth grandha ..when u got emergency rush to aiims...when any of our aiimsonians catch u they ll literally fcuk u out ps. im alumnus of aiims delhi❤

[@priyanshu95.]

​@@bunty7694tha ps. is incorrect 😂

[@sukantasahoo4278]

Ayurved, homeo and Romeo medicines are just a Placebo.

[@prasanthalpha]

Ek Bihari sau Bimari.

[@simimenon8299]

Very nice info doc

[@shaikhmohammedshoebhussain7903]

What about Moringa poweder?

[@abhijeetkirtane]

Awesome 👍

[@kajedatiri9482]

Doc how do you make papaya leaf extract? Should i should blend it and drink? Is it damaging to other organs

[@laxmannagtilak5548]

I'd like to know the truth about garlic's use as medication. People like Dr. Hegade promote the use of garlic as medication.

[@hashdove]

❤well explained, simple, fact based and yet another myth is therefore superbly bursted 👏👌

[@user-wm8rm1gt5w]

My pletelet jumped to 4 lakh after consuming papaya leaf extract Do u also recommend cooking food in vegetable seed oils ?? haha... Doctors are debunoed all the time

[@aswin9607]

We need a Malayalam version too so that we can share it doctor ❤️

[@mkj9517]

Thanks sir

[@yacobmathai]

ഒരു ഡോസ് പാരസെറ്റമോൾ പോലും ഗ്ലുട്ടാത്തിയോണിന്റെ അളവ് കുറയ്ക്കുമെന്ന് ഗവേഷകർ കണ്ടെത്തിയിട്ടുണ്ട്.ഇതു അണുബാധ കൂട്ടില്ലേ? വൈറൽ രോഗങ്ങൾക്ക് പ്രതേകിച്ചും ഡെങ്കി രോഗത്തിന് പാരസെറ്റമോൾ നൽകുന്നത് പ്ലേറ്റ്ലെറ്റിന്റെ അളവ് കുറയ്ക്കില്ലേ?

[@mkj9517]

Mechanism of thrombocytopenia in dengue Bone marrow suppression Dic Complement mediated Immune complex mediated Macrophage activation Endothelial injury Cytoadherance Anti ns1 mediated

[@safeenabeevi5834]

Dr Parnja karyangal valare prayojanaperttu.Dr nte consulation evdekkoe unden arinjal Kollam.enik fatty liver grade 2 ann

[@elegantlyradha]

I have less than 30k platelet but still living normally lol

[@seemamenon9897]

POV. NO horrid, bitter papaya leaf required. Thank god. It never raised my kids platelet counts. Only hospital treatment did. Okay. Thanks

[@RameshKuldeep]

My doctor suggest me papaya leaf extract for platlates🤮🤮

[@wedorasangma158]

Thank you dr

[@ragavenragav2576]

Hbv chronic cure possible?😭

[@premaraja1585]

is papaya leaf available in US (Massachusetts) for low Platelet count?

[@KellyW-bu4qw]

Yes.

[@yacobmathai]

Infectiion കുറഞ്ഞാൽ പ്ലേറ്റ് ലെറ്റ് കൂടുമോ?

[@sonalitripathi5204]

At first you pronounced it as dengi, afterwards you came back to dengu

[@sonalitripathi5204]

@18 sec

[@kittypurry7871]

IT IS infact pronounced as Dengi...if you can't use your brain at least use google

[@sonalitripathi5204]

@@kittypurry7871 use your brain plz, he pronounced both, and atleast one is wrong, so inspite of correcting me or citing google jst apply common sense that both ponounciations can't be right dumbo

[@amitkolhe4155]

@sonalitripathi5204 - YOU are HIGHLY STUPID and BARELY LITERATE & HIGHLY UNEDUCATED. At least DON'T reveal HOW STUPID YOU are on the NET for EVERYONE to see... LOL !

[@amitkolhe4155]

@sonalitripathi5204 - Of course it is pronounced as DENGI.. and of course he said DENGUE later on so that the lay man listening to the vlog could understand and relate to the name .... HOW STUPID are YOU to NOT understand such a basic thing??? YOU, ANPADH, JAAHIL & GOBAR GAVAAR SHIT !

[@MrSivajothy]

U r theory of placebo effect is applicable and goes good very well with even most of the palliative treatments of Allopathy too. Dr BM Hegde a well experienced and a senior in the field had spoken vastly on this. U are vague & U seem to generalise that all the studies are not properly done. In that case even many of the Allopathic drugs have undergone a vague study. U R views seems to be driven by ulterior motives.

[@amitkolhe4155]

@MrSivajothy - And YOU seem to be HIGHLY STUPID !

[@deepak87ful]

@liverdoc, pls consider doing this piece in Malayalam as well…

[@vaishnaviblogs82]

Good sir ...

[@ownway4008]

What about coconut water and kiwi fruit sir?

[@skpaanda]

Coconut water: healthy drink. Kiwi: expensive fruit!😁

[@ownway4008]

@@skpaanda I am talking about its utility in terms of increasing platelets count...

[@TheLiverDoc]

It doesn't work. Same situation as papaya leaf extracts.

[@azure_wings]

Beard doesn't feel good to you. Your old look is still good 😊

[@meghalpandya1736]

Glad someone pointed out the obvious fact.

[@finehumanbeing3506]

I think it looks good

[@anilksingh1974]

Please explain where modern medicine study prepare favorable report for the corporate which funds it. example is study on obesity …the study blame Fat because Coco Cola asked them to remove sugar from the conclusion. recent example is Pfizer vaccine.

[@miraadi97]

Thank You Sir ❤️, but Same in our college circle and hospital especially among classmates and seniors including resident doctors writing papaya capsule with first hand lovely experience ❤️ wonderful will also try looking at confirmation bias evidence and then ooooh ok done 👍⚠️. Work done Looked At 2 lines of research. Finish Science ⚠️👍 Thanks Himalaya Ganga Psuedsyance

[@yacobmathai]

പപ്പായ ആയുർവ്വേദത്തിൽ ഉള്ളതല്ല. ഇത് ആയുർവ്വേദമാണെന്നു പറയുന്നത് തെറ്റിദ്ധരിപ്പിക്കൽ ആണ്.ഇതു ഒരു പ്രകൃതി വിഭവമാണ്.അതിനു ആയുർവ്വേദവുമായി ബന്ധമില്ല.

[@spazzio76625]

What is your intention? Controlled study did not happen ..why it cannot be 😂😂?

[@Anityam]

Made video on giloy

[@drprakashrao8899]

Excellent Demystifying Video

[@shaikyousufjani9822]

Explain about cow urine and cow dung plz...

[@ayan.bhattacharya]

Typical propaganda doctor

[@JeetD191]

Those who are taking papaya leaf can easily stop taking allopathic medicine for themselves and their families... And then see what happens if you keep taking pappya leaf

[@marygraceful]

How long should one take it for to increase platelets once the platelets increases?

[@rasheedpm1063]

ഇത് ഒന്നുമലയാളത്തിൽ കൂടി ചെയ്തിരുന്നങ്കിൽ ........ 👍❤️🆒

[@vikashkori2122]

My brother had dengue and the doctor prescribed the papaya leaf tablet in the gov hospital..

[@preetamyadav7952]

Instead of opinion show us studies . If there is no harm then let people take it . Maybe they help . Otherwise show us study where it is proved that plates do not increase

[@yacobmathai]

പപ്പായയിൽ അടങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്ന രാസ വസ്തുക്കൾ എന്താണെന്നും, അവയുടെ ഗുണം എന്താണെന്നും ആ വിഷയം നന്നായി പഠിച്ചവർ വൈദ്യ ബുക്കുകളിൽ എഴുതി വെച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.അത് വായിച്ചാൽ ശാസ്ത്രത്തിന്റെ പേരിൽ മണ്ടത്തരങ്ങൾ എഴുന്നുള്ളിക്കില്ല

[@user-wm8rm1gt5w]

Try to be better reseacher... I know India does not have a tradition of doctors being upto date with thorough research

[@adityasingh527]

Nice gaming rig doc

[@mohammedsalim341]

You lier Papaya leaves definitely cure dangy my personal experience.

[@ankush9985]

test to diagnose hepatitis B&C

[@wakhanlomagh3896]

serological markers- HbsAg/HCV Ab

[@MuhammedAjmalJ]

മലയാളം പറഞ്ഞു subtitle വെച്ചൂടെ

[@asg2602]

Bashing the home medicine / traditional treatments is the easiest thing any pseudo intellectual can do to get publicity! Show me one video where you have said anything about "Antibiotic Resistance" and "Misdiagnosis and Medical Errors in modern medicine".

[@harshharani1001]

Facts are painfull...... saying something which doesn't please you don't make him pseudo intellectual.

[@kedar_official2890]

indeed

[@amitkolhe4155]

@@harshharani1001- Absolutely correct Harsh !

[@amitkolhe4155]

asg2602 - The topic of the video was Papaya leaf extract and Alternative medicine - He obviously stuck to the topic of the video. Are YOU DUMB..... or are you DUMB as HELL???

[@prasanthalpha]

When you family member gets dengue, give them Papaya leaves instead of taking them a doctor.