Anti–cancer activity of common herbs in ayurvedic perspective

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Cancer is a major public health burden in both developed and developing countries. One of the leading causes of death and globally the numbers of cases of cancer are increasing gradually. Plants, since ancient time, are using for health benefits by all cultures as well as source of medicines. Over the past decade, herbal medicines have become a topic of global importance, making an impact on both world health and international trade. Medicinal plants continue to play a central role in thehealthcare system of large proportions of world’s population. This is particularly true in developingcountries, where herbal medicine has a long and uninterrupted history of use. These plants may promote host resistance against infection by restabilizing body equilibrium and conditioning the body tissues. Several reports describe that the anticancer activity of medicinal plants is due to the presence of antioxidants in them, which are the natural sources of anticancer agents. This paper deals with the selective medicinal plants having anticancer properties, which could be further designed to produce cancer curing Ayurvedic herbs that can deal with cancer stages at all levels in a very effective manner Keywords: Cancer , medicinal plants, antioxidants, anticancer agents, natural sources INTRODUCTION Natural products, especially plants have been used in the treatment of various diseases for thousands of years. Ayurveda, a traditional Indian practice using plant drugs is successful from very early times in using these naturaldrugs and preventing or suppressing various tumours with different line of treatment 1 Cancer is a major public health burden in both developed and developing countries. One of the leading causes of death and globally the num- INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (May, 2017) 5 (5) ANTI–CANCER ACTIVITY OF COMMON HERBS IN AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE Gulab Chand Meena 1 , L. N. Sharma 2 , Rajendra Prasad Purvia 3 , Nagendra Sharma 4 1 MD Scholar, 2 Associate prof., 3 Assistant prof., 4 Consultant Neurosurgeon 1-3 PG Dept. of Dravyaguna, University College of Ayurved, DSRRAU, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India 4 M.B.B.S., M.S., M.ch. (Neurosurg.) (BoM.) , Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Email: gcmeena 08@gmail.com ABSTRACT Cancer is a major public health burden in both developed and developing countries. One of the leading causes of death and globally the numbers of cases of cancer are increasing gradually. Plants, since ancient time, are using for health benefits by all cultures as well as source of medicines. Over the past decade, herbal medicines have become a topic of global importance, making an impact on both world health and international trade. Medicinal plants continue to play a central role in thehealthcare system of large proportions of world’s population. This is particularly true in developingcountries, where herbal medicine has a long and uninterrupted history of use. These plants may promote host resistance against infection by restabilizing body equilibrium and conditioning the body tissues. Several reports describe that the anticancer activity of medicinal plants is due to the presence of antioxidants in them, which are the natural sources of anticancer agents. This paper deals with the selective medicinal plants having anticancer properties, which could be further designed to produce cancer curing Ayurvedic herbs that can deal with cancer stages at all levels in a very effective manner Keywords: Cancer , medicinal plants, antioxidants, anticancer agents, natural sources INTRODUCTION Natural products, especially plants have been used in the treatment of various diseases for thousands of years. Ayurveda, a traditional Indian practice using plant drugs is successful from very early times in using these naturaldrugs and preventing or suppressing various tumours with different line of treatment 1 Cancer is a major public health burden in both developed and developing countries. One of the leading causes of death and globally the num- INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (May, 2017) 5 (5) ANTI–CANCER ACTIVITY OF COMMON HERBS IN AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE Gulab Chand Meena 1 , L. N. Sharma 2 , Rajendra Prasad Purvia 3 , Nagendra Sharma 4 1 MD Scholar, 2 Associate prof., 3 Assistant prof., 4 Consultant Neurosurgeon 1-3 PG Dept. of Dravyaguna, University College of Ayurved, DSRRAU, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India 4 M.B.B.S., M.S., M.ch. (Neurosurg.) (BoM.) , Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Email: gcmeena 08@gmail.com ABSTRACT Cancer is a major public health burden in both developed and developing countries. One of the leading causes of death and globally the numbers of cases of cancer are increasing gradually. Plants, since ancient time, are using for health benefits by all cultures as well as source of medicines. Over the past decade, herbal medicines have become a topic of global importance, making an impact on both world health and international trade. Medicinal plants continue to play a central role in thehealthcare system of large proportions of world’s population. This is particularly true in developingcountries, where herbal medicine has a long and uninterrupted history of use. These plants may promote host resistance against infection by restabilizing body equilibrium and conditioning the body tissues. Several reports describe that the anticancer activity of medicinal plants is due to the presence of antioxidants in them, which are the natural sources of anticancer agents. This paper deals with the selective medicinal plants having anticancer properties, which could be further designed to produce cancer curing Ayurvedic herbs that can deal with cancer stages at all levels in a very effective manner Keywords: Cancer , medicinal plants, antioxidants, anticancer agents, natural sources INTRODUCTION Natural products, especially plants have been used in the treatment of various diseases for thousands of years