A REVIEW OF HAEMATOLOGICAL, BIOCHEMICAL, AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PHOENIX DACTYLIFEROUS

Before the development of modern medicine, people relied on medicinal plants to treat and manage illnesses. For a huge portion of people, mainly in the poor countries, medicinal herbs continue to offer excellent health protection. Date palm is a delicious, powerfully nutritious, aphrodisiac, tonic, and laxative fruit enjoyed by all since ancient times dates are seen to be an ideal food and part of a balanced diet because of the vital nutritional information included in them. Dates are not only able to increase haemoglobin levels, but also increase other haematological parameters, such as: ferritin levels, haematocrit, serum iron and transferrin saturation.