The present study was undertaken to put forward the scientific evidences of wheatgrass as an alternative therapy to treat Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA). Anaemia is a haematological condition in which, there is quantitative deficiency of circulating haemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells. Further, causes of anaemia are blood loss, impaired erythropoiesis and abnormal erythrocyte destruction. Nutritional deficiencies (iron, vitamin B12 and folic acid) are the most common cause of anaemia throughout the world. One ounce of wheatgrass contains 120 calories, 8 grams of dietary fiber, 240% of the RDA of vitamin A, 93% of the RDA of vitamin C, 356% of the RDA of iron, 12% of the RDA of calcium, 8 grams of protein. And it also contains 98 of 102% earth elements found in soil, including phosphorus, calcium, iron, magnesium, and potassium as well as essential enzymes and 19 amino acids. Wheatgrass is also overflowing with vitamins, and minerals. Many studies shown that wheatgrass juice, dried powder positive results in treating of IDA, Cancer, Thalassemia, Rheumatoid Arthritis, inflammatory conditions, Diabetes, obesity so on.
In agriculture weeding has been established as one of the major drudgery prone occupation of unorganized sector due to lack of awareness and access to improved agricultural technologies. The women traditionally carried out weeding operation by using tools e.g. hand hoes in bending position which decreases the work efficiency. In order to overcome this problem, KVK, Vonipenta has organized front line demonstration entitled with work and field efficacy performance of wheel hoe in weeding activity. With this objective to reduce the drudgery with muscular stress and fatigue and work efficiency of the farmers. The demonstration component included use of weeding implement (Three tyn wheel hoe) developed by CRIDA, skill training and exposing advantages. In the recommended weeding practice, shown that the same amount of work could be done in almost half of the time and work efficiency was increased. Farmers were adopted the improved technique as it had increased the efficiency of work, reduced the drudgery and helped in avoiding bending posture. The weeding efficiency of the three tyn wheel hoe weeder was easy to operate and weeder could work upto 60 mm depth with field capacity of 0.048 ha/hr and higher weeding efficiency was obtained upto 96.8 per cent. During weeding operation, the peak heart rate of the subjects was found to range from 142 to 150 beats per min. In case of heavy work and dense grass infested field, the rest pause of 15 minutes was required by the subjects to come to the normal heart rate. The overall performance of the three tyn wheel hoe weeder was satisfactory.
The exploitation of herbal -based inhibitor compounds in food stuffs and medicine are gaining a good deal of interest due to potential health advantages. Recent researchers have attempted the exploration of traditional and plant-based therapeutical and medicinal preparations using bio-chemical analyses and in-vitro experimentation. The effect of wheatgrass biscuits on hematological parameters were studied in Wistar albino female rats for 21 days. The wheatgrass powder 20, 30 and 40 g per 100g incorporated biscuits prepared into pellet form labelled as V2, V3 and V4 formula supplemented to 3 sample groups normal laboratory diet to 1 control group under laboratory conditions. The average mean food efficiency during 21 days of supplementation recorded that control group has the highest efficiency food intake than sample groups. Group 3 has the lowest efficiency intake fed with V4, than group 1 and group 2 fed with V2 and V3. The results showed significant increase in RBC, WBC, Hematocrit, MCV and decreased levels of MCH in all groups. At the end of the study microflora contamination was estimated by using fecal collection of rats. Lactobacilli colonies were 6 to 7cfu/g were identified as creamy white and small colonies on lactobacilli as Gram positive on MRS agar plates, which are under permissible limits. Less bacteria indicates that rats are not affected by any food poising during 21 days. E. coli colonies exhibited a metallic sheen on Sabouraud’s agar medium and counted 2 to 3 cfu/g appeared as shiny white colonies as gram negative. Yeast appears as gram-positive globules. It was found that the wheatgrass biscuits effectively improved normal haematological and physical body parameters without signs of 1any abnormalities.
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