Arsenic and Ayurveda

Manufacture of an Ayurvedic arsenic-containing compound is described, which is currently in use in India to control blood counts of patients with haematological malignancies. The efficacy and side effects of this compound are evaluated in the light of the fact that arsenic was recognised to be of us...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Leukemia & lymphoma 1993, Vol.10 (4-5), p.343-345
Hauptverfasser:	Treleaven, Jennie, Meller, Simon, Farmer, Peter, Birchall, Derek, Goldman, John, Piller, Gordon
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects Antineoplastic Agents - chemical synthesis Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use Arsenic Arsenicals - chemical synthesis Arsenicals - history Arsenicals - therapeutic use Ayurveda Blood Cell Count - drug effects Child chronic myeloid leukaemia History, 19th Century History, 20th Century History, Ancient Humans India Keratosis - chemically induced Leukemia - blood Leukemia - drug therapy Medicine, Ayurvedic Metals - therapeutic use Pigmentation Disorders - chemically induced Plants, Medicinal Splenomegaly - drug therapy Sulfur - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	Manufacture of an Ayurvedic arsenic-containing compound is described, which is currently in use in India to control blood counts of patients with haematological malignancies. The efficacy and side effects of this compound are evaluated in the light of the fact that arsenic was recognised to be of use in the control of blood counts from patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia as long as 100 years ago, in the West.
ISSN:	1042-8194 1029-2403
DOI:	10.3109/10428199309148558