Ray of Hope Metallo Therapeutics Cancer
ANCIENT WISDOM IS RAY OF NEW HOPE FOR CANCER MANAGEMENT- HERBO-METALO; HERBO-MINERALO THERAPEUTICS
Dhruve K. D.*, Modha J. K.**, Prajapati P. K. *** Department of Rasa shastra & Bhaishjya Kalplana including Drug Research, Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar 361008.
*Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Rasa Shastra & Bhaishjya Kalplana including Drug Research,
**Lecturer, Dept. of Rasa shashtra & Bhaishajya Kalpana, Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Jamangar.
***Professor and Head of the Department of Rasa Shastra & Bhaishjya Kalplana including drug research, and Dean, Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University,
*: For correspondence E.mail: jkmodha@yahoo.com,
ANCIENT WISDOM IS RAY OF NEW HOPE FOR CANCER MANAGEMENT- HERBO-METALO; HERBO-MINERALO THERAPEUTICS
Abstract: Cancer has become one of the biggest challenge to the scientific community world over as the complexity is at every level of treatment. It is a wise step to conserve the knowledge & to find out the relatively safe, effective and economical solution for cancer. So the scientific community worldwide is looking at traditional holistic system of the medicines for a satisfactory approach in this direction. In age old ancient classics of Ayurveda, toxicity of raw metals and minerals and therapeutic uses after conversion of such metals and minerals in to medicinal forms known as Bhasma are described briefly. Such Bhasma are being practiced in India for treating various types of cancers since centuries. Here in the present article, an effort has been made to introduce the ancient wisdom and its relevance in modern era on the bases of recent research works done world over.
Keywords: Cancer; Medicine, Treatment, Bhasma, Nano technology, Rasa Shashtra, Ayurveda, latest research.
INTRODUCTION:
Dhruve K. D.*, Modha J. K.**, Prajapati P. K. *** Department of Rasa shastra & Bhaishjya Kalplana including Drug Research, Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar 361008.
*Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Rasa Shastra & Bhaishjya Kalplana including Drug Research,
**Lecturer, Dept. of Rasa shashtra & Bhaishajya Kalpana, Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Jamangar.
***Professor and Head of the Department of Rasa Shastra & Bhaishjya Kalplana including drug research, and Dean, Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University,
*: For correspondence E.mail: jkmodha@yahoo.com,
ANCIENT WISDOM IS RAY OF NEW HOPE FOR CANCER MANAGEMENT- HERBO-METALO; HERBO-MINERALO THERAPEUTICS
Abstract: Cancer has become one of the biggest challenge to the scientific community world over as the complexity is at every level of treatment. It is a wise step to conserve the knowledge & to find out the relatively safe, effective and economical solution for cancer. So the scientific community worldwide is looking at traditional holistic system of the medicines for a satisfactory approach in this direction. In age old ancient classics of Ayurveda, toxicity of raw metals and minerals and therapeutic uses after conversion of such metals and minerals in to medicinal forms known as Bhasma are described briefly. Such Bhasma are being practiced in India for treating various types of cancers since centuries. Here in the present article, an effort has been made to introduce the ancient wisdom and its relevance in modern era on the bases of recent research works done world over.
Keywords: Cancer; Medicine, Treatment, Bhasma, Nano technology, Rasa Shashtra, Ayurveda, latest research.
INTRODUCTION:
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