<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anupam Jaiswal</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aditya Ganeshpurkar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ankita Awasthi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Divya Bansal</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nazneen Dubey</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Protective Effects of Beetroot Extract against Phenyl Hydrazine Induced Anemia in Rats</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Beta vulgaris</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">erythrocytes</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hemoglobin</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">phenyl hydrazine</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2nd July 2014</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1-4</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Anemia can be regarded as one of the oldest blood malformation known over a century. Megaloblastic anemia arises due to curtailed formation of erythrocytes, which leads to formation of a large number of underdeveloped erythrocytes. Proper nutritional supplementation may be useful in such condition. &lt;em&gt;Beta vulgaris&lt;/em&gt; or beetroot is one of the important vegetables consumed worldwide. The aim of the present work was to evaluate anti-anemic potential of beetroot. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Beetroot was extracted with ethanol. Phytochemical and phytoanalytical studies were performed on extract. Anemia was induced by phenyl-hydrazine. Animals were treated with extract throughout the study for 24 days. The red blood cell (RBC) number and hemoglobin concentration were determined every 3 days for 24 days. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Extract was found to be rich in folic acid, ascorbic acid, and iron. Following the induction of anemia, the number of erythrocytes and the hemoglobin concentration decreased by 62.51% and 69.64%, respectively. Administration of standard hematinic preparation and extract (200 mg/kg) resulted in signifi cant increase (&lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt;&amp;lt; 0.001; &lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt;&amp;lt; 0.01) in the number of RBCs as well as hemoglobin concentration when compared to the untreated phenyl hydrazine-induced anemic rats. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Extract effectively raised the level of hemoglobin and erythrocyte count at dose 200 mg/kg. Vitamin and minerals found in beetroot are most likely active ingredients responsible for its hematinic effects. Still, methodical studies are obligatory to derive its effects on humans.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key words:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Beta vulgaris&lt;/em&gt;, erythrocytes, hemoglobin, phenyl hydrazine.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anupam Jaiswal&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Aditya Ganeshpurkar&lt;sup&gt;1*&lt;/sup&gt;, Ankita Awasthi&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Divya Bansal&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Nazneen Dubey&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacology, Drug Discovery Laboratory, Shri Ram Institute of Technology-Pharmacy, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics Research Laboratory, Shri Ram Institute of Technology-Pharmacy, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>