A comprehensive healthcare system is a practice that is generally based on the standards of biomedicine (Hassaniya, et al., 2020). They have their own diagnostic and treatment systems that do not rely on biomedicine. Biomedicine is a study field that emphasizes the domains of chemistry and biology that are related to healthcare. The discipline is broad and has three general domains of specialty that include life sciences, bioengineering, and physical sciences (Lock and Gordon, 2012). Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine, for example, provide a comprehensive therapeutic strategy that is adaptive to both the patient and the disease (Hassaniya, et al., 2020). Ayurveda, which means "science of existence" in Sanskrit, has a thousand-year history in the Indian subcontinent. With over 400, 000 Ayurvedic practitioners, it has evolved through time and is now a recognized medical system in India. Ayurveda is a holistic health approach that emphasizes the mind – body connection and preserving the natural human balance (Khobchandani, et al., 2020).
Each person has a unique blend of bioenergetic principles, known as doshas, according to Ayurvedic theory. Vata (the principle of movement), Pitta (the principle of change), and Kappa (the principle of Kappa) are the three doshas (or tridoshas) that each reflect a different bodily process (the principle of structure). Kappa is centered on water and earth. It is explained as stagnant, static, slow, heavy, soft, and cold. Spring is seen as the Kappa season and many parts of the world emerge slightly out of hibernation (Farok et al.2016).
There are always three doshas present at any given time; however, their proportions vary with each individual (Dhruva, et al., 2014). The natural proportions of the three doshas called prakriti or nature, and the abnormalities of these doshas called vikriti, have an impact on each individual's health condition (i.e., the current imbalance of the doshas). Ayurvedic diagnosis depends on a thorough evaluation of the patient's physical and psychological characteristics and their history of medical conditions (Dhruva, et al., 2014). Each patient is diagnosed with prakriti and vikriti, according to various types of decisions about therapy. Diet, lifestyle, and various types of exercises such as yoga asanas, exercises such as yoga breathing, and herbs are all elements of Ayurvedic therapy. In most cases, a multimodal approach based on Ayurvedic diagnosis is applied (Dhruva, et al., 2014).
The nature of Ayurveda as a holistic healthcare system creates significant obstacles to cancer therapy. Appropriate research methods are necessary, taking into account the properties of the entire system of Ayurveda (Baliga, 2010; and Patel, and Mansuri, 2012). Researchers should first describe Ayurveda's perspective on cancer and maintenance therapy in order to investigate its utility for cancer maintenance therapy (Khobchandani, et al., 2020). Ayurvedic doctors and their patients are well - versed in biomedical cancer diagnosis, as they live in a pluralistic healthcare system. To fully understand the role Ayurveda can play in cancer therapy, one must first understand the Ayurvedic perspective (Khobchandani, et al., 2020). The ultimate aim of the study is to explore the effects of Ayurveda medicines on cancer in the human body as well as to explore the treatments that Ayurveda doctors use to treat cancer patients.
Ayurvedic literature is being updated
The regulatory and scientific communities continue to place constraints on Ayurveda's ability to treat cancer, making it difficult for Ayurveda to gain acceptance worldwide. Existing literature on the use of Ayurveda in cancer therapy is not yet evidence - based. To make the literature relevant, more evidence - based research is needed in this field (Baliga, 2010; Patel, & Mansuri, 2012). In this regard, the Digital Ayurveda Research Papers Hotline is a one - stop shop for finding Ayurveda research articles that need to be updated or improved. Regrettably, of the authoritative PubMed indexes more than 1, 000 general publications on different topics each year, only a handful of them are concerned about Ayurvedic research (Chauhan, et al., 2017). Documents based on Eastern medicine, on the other hand, account for about 12% of all published publications. Consequently, Ayurvedic literature in PubMed should help it gain international respect (Naik, et al., 2020).Clinical Research on Rehabilitation
With the help of scientific technology, certain formulations and side effects of certain drugs can be revived for use in Ayurvedic medicine studies to provide better cancer treatment (Naik, et al., 2020). This has been one of the most important steps towards developing a framework for valid comparisons with classical Ayurveda and other traditional health systems, including allopathic cancer therapy in the application of placebos to control individual and personal formulations in cancer therapy. This, by the standards of the West, is acceptable (Naik, et al., 2020). This also implies that if symptomatic treatment was to be compared with traditional Ayurveda treatment, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study is possible. Cancer treatment will demand much more and better research. Traceability reporting standards should be followed by clinical researches of Ayurveda to seek global acceptability (Chauhan, et al., 2017).Combination Treatment of Cancer by Ayurveda and Western Medicine
There is no doubt that the Indian health care system has received a lot of attention. The appeal of Ayurveda is based on its therapeutic efficacy for most chronic disorders like cancer, for which Western medicine has no effect (Baliga, et al., 2013). Meanwhile, when travelers from the West discovered and started making close contact with the tribal people in the early 16th century, Western medicines have been introduced in Asian countries (Chauhan, et al., 2017). Since it gives a faster result over other traditional medicinal systems, this treatment of cancer has become very popular within a relatively short period (Baliga, et al., 2013).
There are many examples of how Ayurveda and modern Western medicine complement each other. In fact, Western treatment may not work effectively for cancer that causes pain and inflammation, say, (Baliga, et al., 2013). Currently, only 40 to 60 percent of methotrexate-using patients have an unsatisfactory response. Methotrexate is also associated with a number of unpleasant and even life-threatening adverse effects (Deshmukh, et al., 2014). Hence, from the foregoing discussion, it is inferred that 68 – 94 percent of cancer patients are consulting complementary and alternative medicine such as Ayurveda. Thus, Ayurveda and Western medicine should be viewed as two sides of the coin, and they should coexist for the greater good (Deshmukh, et al., 2014). Conclusion of the Debate on the Use of Ayurvedic Medicine in Cancer Therapy
Cancer therapy with Ayurvedic medicine is not a treatment that will certainly be free from side effects at times.
Trace levels of lead, mercury, and arsenic are readily available in about 21% of commercial Ayurvedic samples (Aphale, et al., 2018). Reports on Rasa Shastra medicines have revealed that the rate of presence of traceable amounts of metals with the potential to cause severe harm to the human body is found to be more than twice as compared to non-Rasa Shastra medicines. Reports about this need to be dealt with accordingly so that the issue can be dealt with immediately without causing any further harm (Aphale, et al., 2018). Before being commercialized, such Ayurvedic medicines have to be fully standardized. Modern innovations can be helpful in improving individual well-being in the term “Ilaaj” in Ayurveda, which is integrated and works with the whole being, while Western medicine generally follows a curative approach.
The time has come to develop a new healthcare system with the integration of therapeutic and curative cancer-care concepts (Pal, 2014).
Personalized medicines that can predict cancer risk, prevent cancer progression and treat it better add more value to healthcare. Advances in pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics will enable physicians to achieve the objectives of personalized or customized cancer therapy. Personalized treatment of medicine involves finding the right drug for the right patient and finding the right form of cancer treatment for the right individual (Pal, 2014). This concept will certainly increase the effectiveness of clinical trials by reducing the overall side effects and the cost of providing drugs that are ineffective for a particular genotype. Hypothesis The effects of Ayurveda herbs are positive in cancer treatment.
