Sickle-cell anemia

Sickle-cell anemia: A hereditary form of anemia.

Recombinant DNA technology

Recombinant DNA technology: It is the joining or recombining of two or more DNA pieces from different sources to yield a single (piece of) fragment.

Proximal

Proximal: Nearer part of the body.

Protoporphyrin

Protoporphyrin: A porphyrin acid that upon combination with iron forms iron containing proteins such as hemoglobin and cytochrome.

Porphyrin

Porphyrin: Compound in plants and animals consisted of four pyrrole rings that are linked with methylene group.

Polyglutamic acid

Polyglutamic acid: It is an acid made by the repeating molecules of glutamic acid residues in the normal peptide linkage.

Polycythemia vera

Polycythemia vera:
A chronic type of polycythemia without any known cause. Polyceythemia is the disease of excessive production of red blood cells in the body produced from the bone marrow.

Treatment for Polycythemia Vera:
Although allopathy is still unable to treat polycythemia vera but it works on the other conditions of the polycythemia vera like reduction of red blood cells and hemoglobin resulting in the reduction of the thickness of the blood.

Phlebotomy is normally done for the treatment of polycythemia vera. It is the procedure of removing some amount of blood from the body to reduce the amount of red blood cells.

Hydroxyurea and interferon alpha are also sometimes used in the treatment of polycythemia vera.

Herbal drugs for polycythemia:
Following most commonly occuring herbs may help in the treatment of polycythemia vera:

1. Garlic: as it may result in thinning of the blood.
2. Turmeric
3. Aloe vera

References:
Polycythemia Vera. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/poly/poly_treatments.html Accessed April 02, 2011.