European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A REVIEW ARTICLE ON BHALLATAKA (SEMICARPUS ANACARDIUM) AND ITS FORMULATIONS IN AYURVEDA W.R.T ANTI-CANCER EFFECT

Vaishali Vinod Patil*

ABSTRACT

Changing lifestyle, environmental condition, advanced pattern of socio-cultural life mankind is facing many struggles for maintain a good health in such hard balancing situation he is suffering from many diseases. Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases of the 20th century and spreading further with continuance and increasing incidence in 21st century. Cancer is major health problem in both developed and developing countries. Extensive research has produced many new healing methods for the management of cancer. Treatment like chemotherapy and radiation gives the results with many complications, impaired health, and deteriorate quality of life. The health-related quality of life includes patients physical, mental, economical and socio-cultural life, so patients urge multi-modal therapy. In Sanskrit, carcinoma means Arbuda. The science of Ayurveda is supposed to add a step on to the curative aspects of cancers that have resemblance with clinical entities of Arbuda mentioned in Sushrutha Samhita. Multimodal therapy, combining two or more treatment approach is now standard for many curable Arbuda .This article will review about Bhallataka to improve the qualities of body elements there by curing the disease as well as maintaining the healthy state of the body (care and treatment) due to chemotherapy there is a vitiation of Tridosh mainly Vata induces Rukshtwa. In Ayurveda, the action of a drug is understood by the properties of its basic Physio-chemical factors, Tikta Katu Rasatmak Bhallatak decrease the rate of dhatu Pushti (control cell metabolism) specially the dhatus of Kapha groups like Meda, Mamsa, etc. are comparatively affected more than others which helps in Samprapti Vighatana of Arbuda.

Keywords: Bhallataka, Semecarpus anacardium, Arbuda, Carcinoma.