Do ayurvedic drugs help treat cancer? AIIMS to validate efficacy

New Delhi: Does ayurveda come handy in treating lethal diseases like cancer? Well All India Institute of Medical Sciences might soon find an answer to it.

AIIMS will come together with All India Institute of Ayurveda and the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences to to study the efficacy of ayurvedic drugs in treating cancer.

As per a report published in TOI, an expert was quoted saying that the large-scale project follows pilot studies conducted at the institute that showed better recovery on the administration of coded ayurvedic drugs, in addition to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, in cancer patients. However, it did not have any role in curing the disease.

"One of our pilot studies involving breast lot studies involving breast cancer patients confirms that the ayurvedic drug helped in reducing side-effects like hair fall, nausea and fall in vital blood parameters," Dr G K Rath said.