Multiple myeloma is a cancer which affects the plasma cells in the bone marrow. These immature plasma cells create a crowding effect in the large bones, leading to the typical symptoms of the condition which include bone pain, fractured bones, weakness and fatigue, weight loss, nausea, constipation, frequent urination, and frequent infections and fevers. The modern management of this condition includes chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and stem cell transplantation.
Ayurvedic herbal treatment for multiple myeloma is aimed at treating the root cause of the condition as well as giving treatment for the different symptoms related to this disease. Ayurvedic herbal medicines are used which act on the bone marrow in order to stimulate it to start producing normal plasma cells. Additionally, other Ayurvedic medicines are given to remove the immature plasma cells from the affected bones and flush these out of the body through the gastrointestinal tract or through the kidneys and the urinary tract.
In addition, medicines which act on the blood tissue as well as the liver and spleen are given in order to supplement the treatment for multiple myeloma, so that the regulatory response in the bone marrow is brought about at a much faster rate. Ayurvedic medicines are also given to boost the immune status of the body so that the body starts fighting against the cancer and the immature plasma cells.
With the above treatment, the cancerous plasma cells gradually start reducing, while the bone marrow start producing normal plasma cells which later on mature into different types of red and white cells. This treatment also gradually strengthens the bones so that pain is reduced and bone fractures start healing. The overall process of treating the root cause and reversing of the effects of multiple myeloma is a slow one, and treatment needs to be taken for at least 8 to12 months in order to improve significantly with Ayurvedic herbal medicines. However, Ayurvedic herbal treatment can bring about a dramatic change even in patients severely affected with multiple myeloma, and can significantly change the grim outlook of this disease.
The writer, Dr. A. A. Mundewadi, is available as an online Ayurvedic Consultant at www.ayurvedaphysician.com
