Cancer - an ayurvedic perspective

被引：181

作者：

Balachandran, P ^{[1
]}

Govindarajan, R

机构：

[1] Univ Mississippi, Natl Ctr Nat Prod Res, Dept Pharmacognosy, University, MS 38677 USA

[2] Univ Nebraska, Med Ctr, Dept Biochem & Mol Biol, Omaha, NE 68198 USA

来源：

PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH | 2005年 / 51卷 / 01期

关键词：

cancer; Ayurveda; treatment; medicine; herbal;

D O I：

10.1016/j.phrs.2004.04.010

中图分类号：

R9 [药学];

学科分类号：

1007 ;

摘要：

An integrated approach is needed to manage cancer using the growing body of knowledge gained through scientific developments. Thousands of herbal and traditional compounds are being screened worldwide to validate their use as anti-cancerous drugs. The science of Ayurveda is supposed to add a step on to the curative aspects of cancers that have resemblance with clinical entities of arbuda and granthi mentioned in Sushrutha samhita. Hence, an attempt is made in this review to discuss about the pathology and therapeutic management of various cancers described in Ayurveda. Review of literature on anticancer drugs of plant origin revealed identification of newer ayurvedic drugs that are not mentioned in the ancient texts. These new findings add up to ayurvedic science that has been developed through ages. In addition, details of experimental and clinical studies conducted on single and compound ayurvedic preparations for their anticancer efficacy strongly emphasize ayurvedic therapy as a scientifically driven one and not simply unconventional. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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