Cancer - An Ayurvedic Understanding

Ninad Patwardhan

doi:10.21760/jaims.8.9.16

Ninad Patwardhan Post Graduate Scholar, PG Department of Shalyatantra, Late Kedari Redekar Ayurvedic Mahavidyalaya PG Training and Research Center, Gadhinglaj, Dist. Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.8.9.16

Keywords: Apachi, Arbuda, Cancer, Dushivish, Granthi, Mansavaha Strotas

Abstract

Cancer,^[1] one of the deadly challenges, drastically in 21st century, has now officially become the most dangerous killer in the world according to the World Health Organization. No one can deny the fact that cancer is related to adversary of modernization and at once pattern of irregular and stressed life dominated by unhealthy lifestyle. An integral approach is needed to manage cancer using the growing body of knowledge, gained through signific developments. Thousands of herbal and traditional compounds are being screened worldwide to validate their use as anticancer drugs. Also, the Panchakarma - the detoxification procedures mentioned in Ayurvedic literatures are proving best in cancer treatment. The science of Ayurveda is supposed to add first step on to the curative aspects of cancer that have resemblance with clinical entities of Arbuda, and Granthi - mentioned in Sushrut Samhita. Hence and attempt is made in this review to discuss about pathology and therapeutic management of various diseases similar to cancer described in Ayurveda.

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