Is it really effective for red-skinned peanut skins to increase platelet count?

Red peanut skins are generally ineffective for increasing platelet counts. Platelet reduction should be treated with medication under a doctor's guidance. The specific analysis is as follows:

Peanut red skins are the seed coat of mature seeds from the leguminous plant Arachis hypogaea. They have a sweet, slightly bitter, and astringent taste, and are believed to nourish blood, strengthen qi, and tonify the liver and kidneys. Consuming moderate amounts of red peanut skins may provide some supportive benefit in managing conditions such as various types of anemia, thrombocytopenic purpura, and hemophilia. However, it's important to note that red peanut skins do not significantly increase platelet counts. Moreover, food cannot replace medical treatment, so their therapeutic effect on diseases is limited. Inappropriate reliance on them might even interfere with proper disease management. For instance, if platelet reduction is caused by cytomegalovirus infection or epidemic viral influenza, accompanied by symptoms like fatigue and dizziness, medications such as caffeic acid tablets or methylprednisolone tablets should be taken orally under medical supervision. Immune thrombocytopenia, typically caused by the body producing antibodies that destroy platelets, requires strict adherence to medical advice, including oral administration of drugs like hydrocortisone tablets or caffeic acid tablets. If bone marrow hematopoietic stem cells are damaged, aplastic anemia may develop, often accompanied by reduced platelet counts. In such cases, medications such as Shengxue Tablets or Li Ke Jin tablets should be taken under a physician’s guidance.

In addition, malignant hematological disorders can also lead to thrombocytopenia. Patients should promptly seek hospital evaluation and receive targeted treatments based on the underlying cause, under medical supervision.