Guest guest Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Dear Group Members, My friend's son who is 5 years old has been in the hospital this week. He has been diagnosed with Leukemia, specifically the Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). The family is very upset and per the recommendation of the medical team they started the chemotherapy and steroids along with some medicines. I would like to find out what ayurveda's perspective and treatment plan would be and if there is a vaidya out there who has treated and cured a child with this before. The family is located in California. Is it possible to combine ayurvedic treatment with medical treatment (chemo + steroids). Do these interfere with each other? Finally, any thoughts on wheat grass juice? Would appreciate it very much if you can provide any information. Thank you, Namaste. Dhara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Dear Friend, The complementary Ayurvedic help is always available and can be used as adjuncts to mainstream care for the management of symptoms and improved quality of life. But before you consider ayurvedic support including administration of wheat grass, you should be familiar with ayurvedic approach of treating Leukemias. Ayurvedic Acharyas carefully consider this condition as Amaj raktadhatu-pravrit (Leucocytic) disorder due to poor Raktagni. There is depletion of Raktagni paving the way of ama formation. It is followed by vitiation of kapha dosha. It also manifests as first prokopa and then depletion and dysregulation of vata (Prana) element. This complex pathogenesis is responsible for uncontrolled immature white blood cells. The ayurvedic treatment revolves round the tridosha balancing and may be of clinical interest. There are seven ayurvedic herbs that can provide natural defense against blood cancer growth.These are Colotropic gigantica (Madar), Semicarpus anacordium (Bhallataka), Plumbago zeylanica (Chitraka), Vinca rosea (Sadabahar), Phyllanthus niruri (Bhuiamaalki), Emblica officinalis (Amla) and Tinospora cordifolia (Guduchi). There is urgent need of clinical trial on these ayurvedic herbs. Out of seven, the Madar, Bhallataka, Chitraka and Guduchi are more promising. The use of alternative and complementary medicine is wide spread among patients with blood cancer. Throughout the world many patients with cancer try many form of questionable and unproven treatment methods. I am not expert on ayurvedic cancer therapy but wish to convey my ideas on the subject. Since you are in California, you can contact NCCAM Clearing House (National Centre for Complementary Alternative Medicine, Toll-free 1-888-644-6226) for authentic additional information. Namaste Mukesh D Jain MD http://openlibrary.org/a/OL4097418A http://www.ayurvednews.com/archives/170 http://www.ayurvednews.com/archives/232 http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddwvgcng_75kx2bkd9 & invite=gswp3kc Panch Karma & Yoga Division, Sanjivani Wellness Center Bhilai 490023 India Visit us at http://www.sanjivaniwellness.org ___________ My friend's son who is 5 years old has been in the hospital this week. He has been diagnosed with Leukemia, specifically the Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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