Saturday, 26 October 2013

NATURAL CANCER TREATMENT; Mullatha, [Annona muricata]

 

NATURAL CANCER TREATMENT; Mullatha, [Annona muricata]


CANCER
Cancer, medically known as malignant neoplasm, refers to broad group various diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth.
According to WHO 2008 survey it is reported 12.7 million affected by cancer. By 2030 there would be a rise up to 22 million according to sources.
 
The most prevalent cancers are: lung cancer(1.3 million), gastric cancer(803,000), colon cancer (639,000), hepatocellular cancer (610,000) and breast cancer (519,000) .
ANNONA MURICATA
A natural remedy for cancer treatment with out any common side effects caused by chemotherapeutic drugs. It is ten thousand times more potent than normal chemotherapeutic drug. It have its effect on dividing cells that have cancer property but no effect on normal dividing cell.
It is commonly seen in areas of North America, South America and Caribbean and known to as by graviola, paw-paw, guanabana. Which is commonly known as soursop. In Kerala it is seen in areas of Trivandrum, Kollam and also is available in Lulu hypermarket, Kochi as soursop. Commonly it is known as mullatha.
Each part of the plant like leaves, stem, bark, seeds and fruits are used as anti cancer agent or as a cytotoxic agent. Leaves extract of annona muricata has proved to be used in breast cancer. Now a days doctors prescribe annona muricata fruit for various cancer especially prostrate cancer. Seeds have insecticidal action as well as cytotoxic action. It is  not only know for its cytotoxic activity but also for anti malarial, anti spasmodic, anti bacterial, anti amoebic, anti fungal, anti hypertensive, anti hyperglycemic and insecticidal action. It is also effective in Adriamycin resistant tumour.
For cancer patients adjuvant therapy with soursop fruit juice is most effective.