Effect on Supplementation of Oriens® O'Moringa among Adolescent Girls Suffering from Moderate Grade Iron Deficiency Anaemia

Anemia is one of the most common causes of malnutrition and it has a great public health significance affecting children, adolescents and women of reproductive age worldwide. Iron deficiency anemia IDA is highly prevalent among the reproductive age group of Indian women mainly from lower socio economic status. Nearly 80 of the women with anemia suffer from Iron deficiency anemia IDA . Moringa is a multipurpose tree used in food preparation and for health. Almost all parts of Moringa serve as good source of nutrition. Its leaves, seeds, bark, roots, sap and flowers are widely used in traditional medicine and leaf extract exhibits high antioxidant activity. This study aims to assess the effect of Oriens® O'Moringa capsule supplementation in moderate grade anaemia among adolescent girls. Initial analysis of haemoglobin was done and the subjects were tested after the supplementation. Oriens® O'Moringa found effective in treating the iron deficiency anaemia. Sasikala Sekar | Deeptha Kumar "Effect on Supplementation of Oriens® O'Moringa among Adolescent Girls Suffering from Moderate Grade Iron Deficiency Anaemia" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-5 , August 2018, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd18179.pd