Ayurvedic treatment for Cancer aims to prevent, mitigate and cure the disease with safe herbal, herbo- mineral and mineral medicines. Cancer is a disease in which abnormal and uncontrolled cell division occurs and destroy healthy body tissues.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CANCER
- CAUSES OF CANCER
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CANCER
- DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER
- TREATMENTS FOR CANCER
- PROGNOSIS OF CANCER
- COMPLICATIONS OF CANCER
- CANCER AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF CANCER
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF CANCER
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF CANCER
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CANCER
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF CANCER
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR CANCER
- AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR CANCER
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR CANCER
- AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR CANCER
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR CANCER
- HOME REMEDIES FOR CANCER
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR CANCER
- YOGA FOR CANCER
- RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF CANCER
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CANCER
- Fatigue
- Pain
- Chronic coughing
- Chronic headache
- Difficulty swallowing
- Breast changes
- Excessive bruising
- Weight loss
- Fever
CAUSES OF CANCER
- Smoking
- Unwholesome diet
- Exposure to Radiation
- Some infections
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CANCER
Due to the above-mentioned causes, abnormal and uncontrolled cell division occurs which further attacks the healthy tissues. If the early symptoms are neglected it spreads to the other areas of the body, called metastasis.
DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER
- Physical examination
- Laboratory tests
- Biopsy
- Imaging techniques
TREATMENTS FOR CANCER
- Surgery
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation therapy
- Immunotherapy
- Bone marrow transplantation
- Palliative care
- Supportive care
PROGNOSIS OF CANCER
- Prognosis is based on the stage of cancer, affected site and condition of the patient
COMPLICATIONS OF CANCER
- Chronic pain
- Weight loss
- Metastasis
CANCER AND AYURVEDA
- In Ayurveda the term ‘’arbuda” is used to describing malignant tumour. According to Sushrut the three Doshas (Vata, Pitta and Kapha) when aggravated may develop a malignant tumour; especially aggravated Kapha and Vata Doshas. This affects the tissue, which might result in developing a malignant tumour. Rakta Arbuda occurs when aggravated Doshas disturbs the normal functioning of rakta dhathu, comparable to the accumulation of toxins (ama) in the blood.
- Ayurvedic medicine provides a preventive, curative, and supportive management for cancer.
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF CANCER
- Excessive aggravation of doshas
- Vitiation of dhatus and upadhatus
- Virudhahara – incompatible foods
- Suppression of natural urges
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF CANCER
- Premonitory signs and symptoms based on the type of arbuda.
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF CANCER
- The aggravated doshas further vitiate the dhatus as rakta, mamsa etc leads to the development of malignant tumours (arbuda).
LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CANCER
- Development of tumour (arbuda/ grandhi)
- Ojakshaya
- Dhatukshaya
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF CANCER
- Krichra sadhya in early stages and asadhya in late stages
- Three forms of metastasis according to Sushruta
- Raktarbuda: When a tumour is surrounded by smaller tumours
- Adhyarbuda: Development of another tumour over the first tumour. Or when a tumour arises
- On a pre-existing site or near a primary tumour.
- Dviarbuda: When two tumours arise at the same time.
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR CANCER
Ayurvedic local treatment for Cancer
- Agnikarma and kshara karma – removal of the tumour by cauterisation
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR CANCER
- Varanadi Ghritam
- Indukantam Ghritam
- Kanchanara guggulu
- Rasasindhooram
- Rasa Manikyam
AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR CANCER
- Panchakarma therapies are effective for relieving symptoms.
- Panchakarma includes vamana(emesis), virechana (purgation), vasthi (medicated enema), nasya (nasal drops).
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR CANCER
Internal administration
- Varanadi Ghritam
- Indukantam Ghritam
- Kanchanara guggulu
- Rasasindhooram
- Rasa Manikyam
HOME REMEDIES FOR CANCER
- Intake of a balanced diet
- Drinking an adequate quantity of water
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR CANCER
- Avoid food items which produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Consume easily digestible food items, cow’s milk
- Take proper rest.
- Avoid junk foods
- Avoid smoking and tobacco
YOGA FOR CANCER
- Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind
The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.
RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF CANCER
- Ayurveda and Plant-based Interventions for Cancer Management: A Systematic Review