Malignancy—Ayurvedic Concepts and its Holistic Management

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  • Nishant Shukla

Abstract

Malignant diseases were known to mankind since long; ancient texts narrate the disease in detail with their grave prognosis. The present modern scientific studies have been started few centuries ago with the objective of destroying malignant tissues with different means and methods. These cytotoxic methods often have grave adverse complications and metabolic impairment that result in distressing quality of life. The quest for treating has been continuing since ages but Ayurveda believes in holistic management. There were numerous primary literary evidences that narrates that malignant disease has been dealt in detail with different names; the commonest name was coined as Arbuda (SOL) meaning stony hard mass due to morbid Kapha, Medas and Mansa. Ayurveda narrates the approach of management with primary objective of reduction in size of tumour, symptom relief and provide quality life. The approach of management is primary medicinal management, if it fails parasurgical measures—Agni & Kshra and lastly surgical removal of tumour is employed. In this paper medicinal management and clinical success in treating few cases of the disease has been described in detail.

Keywords: malignancy, Ayurveda, diseases

Cite this Article Shukla N. Malignancy—Ayurvedic Concepts and its Holistic Management. Research and Reviews: A Journal of Ayurvedic Science, Yoga and Naturopathy. 2018; 5(1): 1–9p. 

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Published

2018-03-30

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2018)

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Research Article

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