1. PHYTOTHERAPY ON CANCER
PREPARED BY : SUKRITI & siddhendu
m.Pharm (ayurveda)

2. 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

3. 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.

4. CONCEPTS AS PER TRADITIONAL SCIENCE
classics clearly describes about both granthi (tumor) and arbuda (cancer)
relation to tridoshas (vata, pitha, kapha)

8. 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.

9. CANCER THERAPY – A 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

10. CANCER THERAPY – A 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.

11. PHYTOTHERAPY – FROM PLANTS 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

12. PHYTOTHERAPY – FROM PLANTS 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).

13. CANCER PHYTOTHERAPY
Plants are considered as important resources for researchers to prove and develop new drugs.

14. CANCER PHYTOTHERAPY The Role of Plant Antioxidants on Cancer
Free radicals high concentrations
damage all major 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.
high concentrations

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18. ROLE OF PLANT ANTIOXIDANTS