Ayurveda - Third Dimension in Cancer Therapy - Anti-tumor Plant drugs Written by Kapil Thakur

Anti-tumor Plant drugs

Comprehensive reviews of the technical and folklore literature have been published by Hartwell in 1971, wherein citations are recorded for the use of different plant species which have been used or recommended in various parts of the world for the treatment of cancer or other conditions such as warts and tumors. In the USA, the Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Centre (CCNSC), now incorporated into the Development Therapeutic Programme (DTP) has screened thousands of plant extracts against standard tumor systems consisting of solid tumors and leukemias.

At the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) in Bombay, more than 600 species of indigenous (drugs) plants have been screened using standard transplantable tumors. Eight plants have exhibited meaningful anti-cancer properties.

The Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) at Lucknow started in 1964, a programme for the screening of plant extract for a wide range of biological activities. CDRI has found out about 70 plants whose anti-cancer activity has been confirmed.

Certain common drugs in Ayurveda like Ginger (Ardrakao, Tagar, Antamoola, Bala, Sap0taparna, Shallaki have been reported for their specific anti-tumor activities by various researcher as listed below (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)

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