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Therefore, more focus is required to explore traditional medicine for safe and effective options for managing IDA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      To assess the clinical safety and efficacy of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Dhatri Lauha<\/jats:italic>\n                      in patients with IDA.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      An open-label, prospective, single-arm, multi-center trial was conducted at 12 centers with a sample size of 40 participants per study site. Patients with IDA aged 18-60 years with hemoglobin levels in the range of 6-10gm\/dl, mean corpuscular volume (MCV) &lt;80 fl, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) &lt;34 \u03bcg\/dl, serum ferritin &lt;30 \u03bcg\/dl and serum iron &lt;50 \u03bcg\/dl were included in the study.\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Dhatri Lauha<\/jats:italic>\n                      500 mg capsule was administered twice daily with lukewarm water after meals for 45 days. The primary outcome measure was the change in hemoglobin (Hb%) level from baseline to day 45. Secondary outcome measures included the change in MCV, MCHC, serum iron and ferritin levels, incidence of adverse events, and change in safety parameters (liver and kidney function tests). The mean (statistical) change in outcome measures from baseline to day 45 was compared using a paired sample t-test.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Out of 458 participants enrolled in the study, 400 contributed to the final analysis. A significant difference was observed in the outcome parameters such as Hb%, MCV, MCHC, serum ferritin, and serum iron levels (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001) after 45 days of treatment. Mean Hb% changed from 8.46 \u00b1 1.14 g\/dl at baseline to 9.18 \u00b1 1.61 g\/dl on day 45 (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). LFT and KFT were within the normal limits after the study period. No participant withdrew from the study due to adverse events.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Dhatri Lauha<\/jats:italic>\n                      is a safe intervention and can be expected to improve hemoglobin levels, red blood cell parameters, and iron stores in patients with IDA. 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