Why is aspirin called a blood thinner?

Answer 1

Aspirin is called a "blood thinner" but it does not "thin" the blood: it makes the clotting time of the blood longer but there is no actual "thinning" involved. Platelets are small particles in the blood that cause blood clots to form. Aspirin prevents the platelets from forming blood clots. Therefore, aspirin can increase bleeding by preventing blood from clotting though it also can be used therapeutically to prevent clots from causing heart attacks and strokes.

Answer 2

Yes, aspirin (as well as NSAIDS like Motrin, Aleve) can act as an anticoagulant to prolong bleeding times. It should also be noted that vitamin E in larger doses (over 800 units daily), garlic, glucoasmine and fish oil can also act as additive anticoagulants.

Answer 3

when I had gone to the Doctor to get a check up she had prescribed me 80 milligrams of Aspren as a blood thiner to thin my blood.

Aspirin is quite effective as a blood thinner. It is a permanent inhibitor of platelet aggregation.

Answer 4

Aspirin is more technically an antiplatelet drug. It helps to prevent clotting which if occurs in the arteries of the heart will cause a heart attack.

An antiplatelet drug (antiaggregant) is a member of a class of pharmaceuticals that decrease platelet aggregation and inhibit thrombus formation. They are effective in the arterial circulation, where anticoagulants have little effect.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Aspirin thins the blood, not thicken.