Leiomyosarcoma is known by several names such as spindle cell sarcoma, fibrosarcoma, and malignant fibrous histiocytoma, depending upon the location of the tumor. These tumors are basically cancerous growths of the smooth muscle or fibrous tissue and can occur anywhere in the body. Most of these tumors are very fast spreading and have an overall poor prognosis, with a tendency to recur even after surgical removal.
The Ayurvedic herbal treatment for leiomyosarcoma is aimed at treating the original tumour, preventing its spread through the blood and lymphatic circulation, and preventing a recurrence of the condition. Since these tumours are known to be aggressive, Ayurvedic herbal treatment also needs to be given aggressively and instituted at the earliest possible, in order to provide the best results. Treatment is also aimed at maintaining the strength of the affected individual, as well as boosting the immune status of the body.
Ayurvedic herbal medicines which have a specific action on muscle and fibrous tissue are used as the mainstay of treatment for leiomyosarcoma. Treatment is supplemented with other herbal medicines which destroy cancerous cells the blood and lymphatic circulation and also prevent new growths of the cancer in the body. In addition, Ayurvedic herbal medicines which have a known immunomodulatory effect are also used in high uses in order to normalise the immune status of the affected individual, so as to bring about faster results and help in a complete remission of the tumour.
Ayurvedic herbal treatment needs to be given for six to nine months continuously in order to bring about maximum improvement in the affected individual. Ayurvedic herbal medicines can help to prolong survival, improve the quality of life of the affected patient, and also bring about a complete remission of the condition. A combination of modern management in the form of surgical removal, supplemented by aggressive Ayurvedic herbal treatment can bring about faster and better results, and improve chances of a complete cure. Ayurvedic herbal medicines thus have a definite role to play in the management and treatment of leiomyosarcoma.
The writer, Dr. A. A. Mundewadi, is available as an online Ayurvedic Consultant at www.ayurvedaphysician.com
