PHYTOTHERAPY ON CANCER

PREPARED BY : SUKRITI & siddhendu

m.Pharm (ayurveda)
 CONTENTS
CANCER A QUICK LOOK BACK
CONCEPTS AS PER TRADITIONAL SCIENCE
PATHOGENESIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
AYURVEDA
CANCER THERAPY A CO-THERAPY
PHYTOTHERAPY FROM PLANTS TO
MEDICINE
CANCER PHYTOTHERAPY
ROLE OF PLANT ANTIOXIDANTS
CANCER A QUICK LOOK BACK
CANCER (ARBUDA) - Incurable diseases
OF 21ST CENTURY - 25% OF ALL DEATHS
IN U.S.A.
scientific investigations
world is running behind alternative
medicines like Ayurveda to
minimize the side effects
due to chemotherapy and
prolong their lifespan.
CONCEPTS AS PER TRADITIONAL SCIENCE
classics clearly describes about both granthi
(tumor) and arbuda (cancer)

relation to tridoshas (vata, pitha, kapha)

 PATHOGENESIS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH AYURVEDA
CANCER ORIGINATES DUE TO METABOLIC
CHANGES
Vata dosha is responsible for cell division.
Aggravation of vata dosha and suppression of
kapha doshas or both the doshas interacting
with one another may result in proliferation of
cells.
Ekadesavriddhi (growth at a specific part) is a
part of abnormal cell division resulting in
benign of malignant tumours.
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CO-THERAPY
Internal medication (samana chikitsa)
Sodhana chikitsa (purification treatment)
Eliminate the vitiated doshas
Certain poisonous plants, minerals and animal
products are rendered non-toxic and are used
as rejuvenating drugs (immunotherapy) in the
treatment of cancer.
Surgical management
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CO-THERAPY

The generation of aldehydes during

chemotherapy could be reduced by the use of
antioxidants from herbals used in Ayurvedic
system of medicine. Therefore many
researches are conducted at phyto-chemical
levels, pharmacological levels and clinically
on herbs to study the anti-cancerous effect and
to develop the immune system in the cancer
patients there by combating the side effects of
chemo.
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TO MEDICINE
Phytotherapy is a science-based medical
practice and thus is distinguished from other,
more traditional approaches, such as medical
herbalism, which relies on an empirical
appreciation of medicinal herbs and which is
often linked to traditional knowledge.

green wave started in the 1970

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TO MEDICINE
plants are applied in therapy is in the form of
infusions or decoctions.

concentrated extracts are prepared it is possible to

administer quite large doses of plant material in a
convenient way (e.g. 1 capsule instead of 50 g of
dry leaf).
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Plants are considered as important resources
for researchers to prove and develop new
drugs.
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The Role ofhigh
Plant Antioxidants on Cancer
conc
Free radicals entr high concentrations
atio
damage all major
ns components of cells, including
proteins, DNA, and cell membranes.

Crucial role in the development of Cancer

Antioxidants, especially medicinal plants with
antioxidant activity, have the ability to counteract
the condition.
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