Scientific Analysis of Classical Siddha formulation Sanda Rasa Parpam for Breast Cancer- A Review

Abstract

Cancer is a deadly disease that threatens mankind and the number of people dying from cancer has increased recent times. Most women are affected by breast cancer in general, also a person’s cancer can mean a huge economic, emotional and very distressing situation not only for the individual but also for the entire family. Typical modern treatments currently used for Cancer have some adverse effects. Therefore, there is a need to search for alternative drugs from natural derivatives that are more potent but have less side effects. Siddha medicine, traditional system of healing that originated in south India and is considered to be one of India’s oldest systems of medicine. Siddha medicine deals extensively with cancer and its treatment. In the ancient Siddha literature, the name putru is interpreted as Arpudham, vanmeegam and vippuruthui. This review paper aim to investigate the pharmacological analysis of Sanda Rasa Parpam (SRP), a classical Siddha formulation mentioned for Cancer.