Hodgkin's disease, also known as Hodgkin's lymphoma, is a cancer of the lymphatic system which causes an uncontrolled growth of lymph cells, creating symptoms which include painless swelling of lymph glands, persistent fatigue, fever, night sweats, loss of appetite, itching, and unexplained weight loss. Hodgkin's disease usually results due to a severely compromised immune system. This is a serious medical condition with a grave morbidity and mortality. The modern management of this condition includes radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and bone marrow transplant.
Ayurvedic herbal treatment for Hodgkin's disease is aimed at treating the primary cancer of the lymph cells, boosting the immune status of the individual, and treating the complications of the condition. Ayurvedic herbal medicines are given in high doses in order to kill the cancerous lymph cells and remove these from the body either through the gastrointestinal tract or through the kidneys and the urinary system. Herbal medicines which act on the bone marrow as well as on the liver and spleen are given so as to regulate the production of normal lymph cells. Ayurvedic immunomodulatory medicines are used in high doses so as to boost the immune status of the individual. This helps the body in fighting the cancer and in maintaining the strength and vitality of affected individual. Immunomodulatory herbal medicines also help the affected individual to put on weight.
Ayurvedic herbal medicines which act on the blood and blood tissue are also used along with the above mentioned treatment so as to bring about an early resolution of Hodgkin's disease as well as to prevent long-term complications from this condition. Most individuals affected with Hodgkin's disease need aggressive and regular treatment for about six to nine months in order to benefit significantly from Ayurvedic treatment and get a remission from the cancer. Ayurvedic herbal treatment can help patients affected with Hodgkin's disease to lead a normal life and remain cancer free.
The writer, Dr. A. A. Mundewadi, is available as an online Ayurvedic Consultant at www.ayurvedaphysician.com
