*Based on the progress of disease, Ayurvedic prognosis can be judged and treatment is planned. In a cancer patient, liver and spleen was involved. The liver was palpable for 8 fingers and spleen 4 fingers and was stony hard. Milk diet and tamra (copper) and hiraka (diamond) basma was prescribed. The patient responded well. After 1 month the spleen was not palpable and liver was palpable for 4 fingers. In the etiology of pleehodara, Charak opines that morbidity of [[rasa]] and [[rakta]] in turn cause enlargement of spleen.[Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 13/36-37] The portion of body tissue (dhatu ansha) of muscle tissue ([[mamsa]]), fat ([[meda]]) and bones ([[asthi]]) may get diverted to blood ([[rakta]]) and results in disease in the process of transformation (dhatu agnivyapara). The treatment is changed to milk and ghee processed with Tinospora cordifolia ([[guduchi]]) to correct the same. | *Based on the progress of disease, Ayurvedic prognosis can be judged and treatment is planned. In a cancer patient, liver and spleen was involved. The liver was palpable for 8 fingers and spleen 4 fingers and was stony hard. Milk diet and tamra (copper) and hiraka (diamond) basma was prescribed. The patient responded well. After 1 month the spleen was not palpable and liver was palpable for 4 fingers. In the etiology of pleehodara, Charak opines that morbidity of [[rasa]] and [[rakta]] in turn cause enlargement of spleen.[Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 13/36-37] The portion of body tissue (dhatu ansha) of muscle tissue ([[mamsa]]), fat ([[meda]]) and bones ([[asthi]]) may get diverted to blood ([[rakta]]) and results in disease in the process of transformation (dhatu agnivyapara). The treatment is changed to milk and ghee processed with Tinospora cordifolia ([[guduchi]]) to correct the same. |