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Prevention and Cure of Chemo-Radiotherapy Induced Toxicity through Ayurveda
Authors: Sanchit Jain, Sharad M Porte and Sandhya Maurya
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Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy are mainly used for the treatment of cancer but it also kills
the normal body cells including W.B.C., R.B.C., Platelets and others along with cancer cells.
These short term and long term hazards of chemotherapy or radiotherapy are called as acute
or chronic toxicity, respectively. Febrile neutropenia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, stomatitis,
hair loss, fatigue, allergic reaction, peripheral neuropathy these are the clinical manifestation
of acute toxicity of chemotherapy while anemia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, non-infective
cystitis, are the acute toxicity of radiotherapy. Osteoporosis, avascular necrosis, Cataract,
Neuropsychiatric deficits, Neuropathy, Cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary dysfunction,
Hepatorenal dysfunction and Infertility, are the chronic toxicities due to chemotherapy.
Ayurveda has a potency to prevent and treat these toxicities by using basic principles of
Ayurveda. SarivadiHima, MouktikayuktaKamdudha, PadmakadiGhruta,
ShatavariKalpahelps to treat the toxic effect of chemo-radiotherapy while vomitab,
Bilvachuran, Dadimastakchuran, Haridradi tail, Yastimadhu powder mouthwash,
Nalpalmadi oil, Drakshavahlay, Urtiplex capsule and lotion , Bhumayamalki and
Atibalachuran will help to relieve the toxicity symptomatically. Asthisanharadichuran,
Panchtiktksheervasti, Sukhavativarti, Kalyanakghrit, Amritaghyatailam, Soma churan,
PunarnavadiKawath, Rohitakadivati, Kapikachuadichuran, Phalghritand Khjuraditailam
should be given to treat the chronic toxicity of chemotherapy. AyurvedicRasayanalike
Baladi,Nagabala, Vijyasaradi, Triphala, Shankhpushpighrita, Aindra, Medhya, Neelkanth,
Chyawanprash, Gokshuraka,Punarnava, Guduchiyadi, Shishukalpdrumghritaand
Lauhabhasmadi, which may be helpful for preventions of the toxicity caused by
chemotherapy. Thus, Ayurveda may play the major role to prevent and treat the acute and
chronic toxicity of chronic-radiotherapy