Question
Which one of the following vitamins is antihaemorrhagic
Vitamin B12
Vitamin C
Vitamin B5
Vitamin K
Solution
D.
Vitamin K
Anti-haemorrhagic vitamins are those substances which promote haemostasis or stop bleeding. Vitamin K is one of them. Vitamin K affects the clotting mechanism by being essential for the production of four distinct clotting factors: prothrombin, factors VII, IX and X.