Ayurvedic on cancer
By  AAPL Staff Writer

Instead of concentrating on treating the symptoms of an illness, ayurvedic medicine concentrates on treating the disease using treatments to eliminate its root cause. According to Ayurveda, cancer is a disease that is caused by lack of purpose, and is an emotionally caused disease.

Ayurvedic science says that diet, lifestyles and medicine play an important role in both the treatment and prevention of cancer. Either too much, too little or wrong diets tend to affect the vata, pitta and kapha of the body metabolism, and this in turn leads to cancer. It is a group of chronic disorders that affect the different dhatus and doshas which cause cancer.

Different people suffer from different forms of cancer, and its diagnosis and treatment change according to the prakriti of the patient. Treatment in Ayurveda for cancer consists in shodhan, which is the detoxification and purification of dosha and dhatu, shaman the pacification and rebalancing of the disturbed dosha and spoilt dhatu and rasayana which is rejuvenation. Snehana which is internal and external oiling of the body and swedan where sweating is induced is suggested for shodhan of the body.

There is basically no specific treatment for cancer in Ayurveda. Medication is used for restoring the normal functioning of organs of the body and to help the body fight the disease. Though there are some medicines that kill cancer cells, it is more of a supplemental therapy that aims at an overall management of the disease. Positive results have been reported with the use of heerak bhasma, which is prepared with diamonds, for treating cancer.

With the help of Ayurved, it is possible to reduce reactions to chemotherapy and radio therapy to an extent. A preparation of sea coral called Praval pishti is cooling and helps in reducing the intensity of the reactions in these procedures. However before starting this, it is better to consult an ayurvedic doctor as treatment changes from patient to patient.

It is possible to treat complaints like nausea and vomiting with ayurvedic combinations of equal amounts of shredded ginger, honey and lemon juice. This mixture should be taken before food to reduce nausea and vomiting.

Ayurvedic therapy for treating cancer includes taking fresh fruits and vegetables for natural vitamins and minerals, a light diet that is easy to digest, fresh air, support from family and most importantly, a positive attitude to life. Even ayurvedic tonics like shatavari kalpa with asparagus, badam pak with almond and Chyawanprash with amla help in coping with cancer. .

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