A CLASSICAL REVIEW OF HERBOMINERAL PREPARATION AND ITS IMPACT IN THE MANAGEMENT ARBUDA.
Meenu Swaminath, R. S HiremathBackground: Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide accounting for about 22% of mortality as per WHO. In spite of ever-increasing efforts to understand it as a process, its incidence in the population increasing day by day. A unique perspective of diagnosis and treatment can be seen in ayurveda with the inculcation of natural remedies, rasoushadhi prayoga, rasayana prayoga and preventive strategies. Materials and methods: Some of the common rasa(mineral) preparations given internally are navajeevana rasa, kamadugdha rasa, keharuba pisthi, navapasanam, raktamritha somakalpa sinduram, pravala chandrodaya rasa, chandramritha sinduram, kapala bhasma apart from single rasa dravya prayoga. Results: Rasaoushadhies are recommended in minute doses/trace or ultra-trace amounts (Alpa/Swalpa Matra) and since these are inorganic in nature most often, they are tasteless hence not poses any problem of palatability or acceptability. Ayurvedic preparations can act as an adjuvant or a co-therapy along with chemotherapy or radiotherapy. It is also helpful in post surgery care. Conclusion: Cancer treatment through ayurveda does not only focus on the area of the malignancy but on the entire system, as the whole-body crust return to harmony for the disease to be traced permanently and not reoccur elsewhere. This can be effectively done by rasoushadhi chikitsa (herbo mineral treatment)