@article {964, title = {Ayurveda and Cancer}, journal = {Pharmacognosy Research}, volume = {2}, year = {2010}, month = {January 2011}, pages = {393-394}, type = {Letter to Editor}, chapter = {393}, abstract = {

Sir,

Cancer, one of the most deadly challenges spreading drastically in 21 st century, has now officially become the most dangerous killer in the world according to the World Health Organization. Who can deny the fact that cancer is related to adversary of modernization and advanced pattern of irregular and stressed life dominated by Western medicine. Scientists are making their best efforts to fight this disease; however the sure-shot cure is still awaited.

Ayurveda, the oldest Indian indigenous medicine system of plant drugs is known from very early times for preventing or suppressing various tumors using these natural drugs. And nowadays scientists are keener to researches on complementary and alternative medicine for the management of cancer. In Ayurvedic concept, according to {\textquoteright}Charaka{\textquoteright} and {\textquoteright}Sushruta Samhitas{\textquoteright} cancer is described as inflammatory or non-inflammatory swelling and mentioned either as {\textquoteright}Granthi{\textquoteright} (minor neoplasm) or {\textquoteright}Arbuda{\textquoteright} (major neoplasm). [1] The nervous system (Vata or air), the venous system (Pitta or fire) and the arterial system (Kapha or water) are three basics of Ayurveda and very important for normal body function. In malignant tumors all three systems get out of control (Tridoshas) and lose mutual coordination that causes tissue damage, resulting critical condition. Tridoshas cause excessive metabolic crisis resulting in proliferation.[2] Read more...

}, doi = {10.4103/0974-8490.75463}, author = {Roopesh Jain and Susmit Kosta and Archana Tiwari} }