CANCER

List of herbs commonly used in ayurvedic anticancer treatment

S. No	Name of the herb	Method and use
1	Vitis vinifera	The mixture of Terminalia chebula, grape juice and sugar cane juice has been used [3]. Resveratrol, a natural product derivative from grape juice has been proved to possess cancer chemopreventive activity [66]
2	Baliospermum montanum	The paste comprising of Baliospermum montanum, Plumbago zeylanica, Euphorbia neriifolia, Calotropis procera, jaggery, Semecarpus anacardium applied over the tumours [12]
3	Madhuca indica	This paste is prepared from the barks of Madhuca indica, Syzygium cumini, arjuna Terminalia arjuna and Salix caprea and prescribed for local application [12]
4	Pandanus odoratissimum	A paste of Pandanus odoratissimum with sugar was applied externally [12]
5	Pterospermum acerifolium	The flowers of Pterospermum acerifolium mixed with sugar to be applied locally
6	Raphanus sativus	Local application of Raphanus sativus powder paste with the radish ash was considered effective against kaphaja arbuda
7	Barleria prionitis	The Barleria prionitis oil prepared with whole plant is indicated for external application during acute stages of cyst in blood vessels [20]
8	Prosopis cineraria	This paste made up of Prosopis cineraria seeds, Raphanus sativa, Moringa oleifera, barley and mustard with sour buttermilk was applied locally for disintegrating cysts [20]
9	Amorphopallus campanulatus	The mature tuber is first burnt and then mixed with butter and jaggery and applied for tumour destruction [12]
10	Oxoxylum indicum	The drug Oxoxylum indicum prescribed in treatment of granthi [12]
11	Basella rubra	The plant and leaves are ground with sour buttermilk with salt for preparing a poultice and indicated for arbuda [12]
12	Flacourtia romantchi	The paste of Flacourtia romantchi, Cassia fistula, Capparis sepiaria, is recommended for kaphaja tumours [12]
13	Moringa oleifera	The paste of Moringa oleifera seeds, Solanum xanthocarpum, Sinapis dichotoma, Holarrhena antidysenterica and Nerium odorum roots prepared with buttermilk is used for arbuda tumours [23]
14	Ficus bengalensis	Application of mixture of Ficus bengalensis and Saussurea lappa pacify tumour growth on bone [23]
15	Curcuma domestica	The Curcuma domestica powder in combination with Symplocos racemosa, Soymida febrifuga, is mixed with honey and this is used as an external remedy [23]