Author: Dr. Vikram Chauhan

July 4, 2022

Efficacy of Dostarlimab in Treating Cancer & How Ayurveda Helps in the Management of Cancer

Abstract

Cancer is a life threatening disease in which the body cells of a particular part of the body grow uncontrollably and if remain untreatable, starts spreading to the other parts of the body. It can start anywhere in the body and is formed up of trillions of cells. In normal division the body cells grow and multiply to form new cells for further growth and when the cells become old they get degenerated and the new cells replace their place. But when the old degenerated cells do not vanish properly they remain in the site and start accumulating then they convert into tumors that may be benign or cancerous. The cancerous one invades into other cells and metastasis occurs with which they start spreading in the whole body. The benign growths do not get invaded and they don’t spread. Throughout the years for this cancerous growth there is not such evident cure but now there is a drug named Dostarlimab which comes with this efficacy. Let’s discuss dostarlimab in detail and how Ayurveda helps in promoting the management of cancer.

Dostarlimab

Introduction

Dostarlimab is a drug basically used for endometrial cancer that is considered as a mismatch repair deficient in those patients whose cancer is returned and the spread is not removed with surgery. This is given to those patients who already received the anticancer medications that had not worked well. Dostarlimab is considered a monoclonal antibody which changes the immune system to assist in controlling the growth of cancer cells. This drug is available in solution form and can be given only by the supervision of the doctor. Let’s discuss this drug in detail.

How Dostarlimab Works

Dostarlimab is also known as TSR-042 , a type of immunotherapy known as monoclonal antibody. These antibodies work by attaching to the protein known as PD-1 that is on the surface of the cancer cells. By attaching to this protein it assists the immune system evaluating, recognizing and then attacking the cancer cells.

Precautions to be Taken Before Usage

Before using this drug it is must to weigh the risk of the drug usage against the good this drug will do. The following points is to considered before the usage of this drug

  • Certain Allergies: It is must to tell the doctor if you ever had any kind of allergy previously to any medication. Must tell about your other allergies such as food allergy, allergy from preservatives, dyes, animal products, etc.
  • Pediatric and geriatric: It is must to evaluate the age of the patient before using dostarlimab as there is not any evidence of this drug in pediatric and geriatric age groups.
  • Breast feeding: The studies revealed that in breastfeeding mothers the administration of Dostarlimab shows harmful effects in infants. So if you are going to use this drug in breast feeding it is must to stop breastfeeding at the time.
  • Drug  interactions: There are certain medications that are not being used at the same time but certain can be used at the same time. In these cases the doctor must change the dosage and some other precautions to be taken at that time. The patient must have to tell the physician about any of the present prescriptions one is taking at the time of administration of Dostarlimab.
  • Some other interactions: Some of the drugs are not used with certain food or some other items such as alcohol or tobacco. So you must tell your doctor about these types of things if you are taking them.
  • Share about your other medical conditions: The existence of various medical problems may influence the use of this medicine. So it is important to tell your doctor if you are facing any of the medical conditions. Mainly the following:
    • Diabetic ketoacidosis
    • Colitis
    • Hyperthyroidism
    • Hepatitis
    • Nephritis
    • Pneumonitis
    • Immune system problems
    • Any organ transplant

How to use Dostarlimab Properly

A trained health professional or a nurse is there for administering Dostarlimab. This medicine is given by placing a needle into one of the veins. The speed must be slow while administering and the needle must be stable at that time for at least 30 mins. This will be repeated after 3 or 6 weeks, depending upon the dosage.

Precautions to be Taken After Administration of Dostarlimab

After getting the dosage of Dostarlimab it is a must to check your progress with your doctor on a regular visit to see how the drug is working in your treatment. To avoid unwanted effects you must go for your blood and urine profiles. Getting this medicine while pregnant will harm the child so it must be avoided at the stage of pregnancy. Must use birth control things while taking a treatment and after tht for at least 4 months. After taking the dosage you must tell your doctor if you are facing any kind of breathing difficulty, cold, cough or any respiratory issues. Beside this must take care of the following points after administration of Dostarlimab

  • There may be a chance of colitis (inflammation of colon), so keep in mind if you are facing stomach pain, fever, watery stools, bloody stools, etc and must tell your doctor about this urgently.
  • If you are facing symptoms such as pain in the upper abdomen, dark urine, pale stools, nausea, loss of appetite, yellow skin or eyes, etc. must visit your doctor as there may be a chance of serious liver disease.
  • A continuous headache, lightheadedness, changes in mood, fainting, dizziness, increase in weight. Must notice these symptoms as these are the symptoms associated with endocrine glands.
  • Dostarlimab may affect your blood sugar levels and it is a must to evaluate the regular blood sugar or urine tests.
  • If someone is concerned with symptoms such as cloudy or bloody urine, vomiting, nausea, swelling of the face, trouble breathing, unusual tiredness or weight gain. Must notice these symptoms to avoid serious kidney diseases.
  • Serious skin reactions may cause after the administration of this drug, so mst visit a doctor if you get peeling, blistering, loosening of the skin, itching, chills, skin, diarrhea, cough, sores, skin rash, ulcers on skin, swollen glands and other associated conditions with skin.

So these are some conditions that a person should keep in mind after the administration of Dostarlimab and if you notice any of the symptoms you must visit your doctor on an urgent basis. As we studied earlier, Dostarlimab has a lot of side effects so it’s better to take herbal remedies for the management of the cancer. Let’s discuss how Ayurveda works miraculously in the management of cancer.

What are the Alternatives for Dostarlimab in Ayurveda

Cancer is considered as the constant battle all around the world along with various developments in preventive and curative therapies. As we read earlier this condition is characterized by continuous and abnormal cell multiplication in any part of the body and our body is unable to control the growth. Currently the treatment in modern science includes chemically derived drugs, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, etc. Such type of  treatment puts the patients under stress and later on damages the health of the affected one. We are here with the alternative of these treatments that is with the holistic science – Ayurveda. Ayurveda heals a diseased person with natural and herbal medicines that do not have any kind of side effects on the body. So let’s discuss some of the herbs that aids combating this life threatening condition that is cancer.

Herbs Aids in Combating Cancer

  • Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera): This herb is very effective in relieving cancerous growths in the body. It is an immune boosting herb and consists of antioxidant properties which prevents the growth of cancerous cells anywhere in the body. Also consists of pro-oxidants which assists in attacking the cancer cells. This herb effectively protects non-cancerous cells from being affected with cancerous cells. Ashwagandha prevents the process of angiogenesis that is the formation of new blood vessels that is the main cause of promoting cancerous growth.
  • Kachnaar (Boerhavia diffusa): Kachnaar is one of the best herbs in the field of ayurveda for preventing any abnormal growth in the body. It consists of miraculous kapha pacifying properties and assists the management of cancer as cancer is the kapha predominating disease. Kanchnaar has a wonderful cytotoxic effect which inhibits cell growth as well as kills the abnormal growth. The antimitotic property of this herb prevents the further growth of the cancerous cells by reducing the cell proliferation.
  • Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia): Guduchi is a tridosha balancing herb and considered as effective in improving the overall health. It helps in increasing the white blood cells that boost up the body’s defense mechanism. Basically this herb effectively builds up the strength of the person by its rejuvenating properties. It nourishes the seven bodily tissues and keeps the whole system in balance. So we can add guduchi to increase the immunity of the body and assist the good management of cancer.
  • Guggul (Commiphora mukul): Guggul is a resin consisting of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that effectively aids in the management of cancer. In cancer there is a predominance of kapha dosha so by balancing the kapha dosha it prevents the further cancerous growth. The antioxidant properties prevent the formation of free radicals that are one of the causes behind initiating the cancerous growth.
  • Curcumin (Curcuma longa): Curcumin is one of the best antioxidant herbs among various antioxidant herbs. It is considered as anticancer in nature, effectively it aids in killing the cancer cells as well as stops the tumor growth and prevents the formation of new blood vessels that is the main cause of promoting cancerous growth.

So these effective formulations assist in preventing cancerous growth depending upon the stage of the cancer, age of the patient and many other factors. Planet Ayurveda provides a special crab care pack prepared by these herbs which can be a good alternative for Dostarlimab.

Crab Care Pack by Planet Ayurveda – Best Alternative for Dostarlimab

Planet Ayurveda is a GMP certified clinic which formulates their own remedies for almost all the health conditions. All the formulations are prepared under the strict observance of M.D. Ayurveda practitioners. The remedies are free from any kind of additives, color, resins, gums, preservatives and any kind of synthetic material. As the remedies are 100% pure so they can be used without worrying about the side effects. For the purpose of management Planet Ayurveda provides with a crab care pack which includes the following formulations:

  1. Ashwagandha Capsules
  2. Curcumin Capsules
  3. Kanchnaar Guggul
  4. Tulsi Capsules
  5. Guggul Capsules
  6. Chandraprabha Vati

crab care pack

All these formulations assist in the management of cancer due to their effective properties. These formulations consist of miraculous kapha pacifying properties that effectively reduce the cancerous growth as kapha dosha is mainly responsible for any growth in the body. The immune boosting properties of the herbs boosts up the immune system and improves the strength in the body to fight against the cancerous cells. The herbal formulations prevent the process of angiogenesis that is the formation of new blood vessels that is the main cause of promoting cancerous growth. So these are the properties which make the herbal remedies in Crab care pack effective for the management of cancer. Beside this crab care pack some other medications will be added with these one after evaluating properly the age of the patient, the stage of the cancer, area affected by cancer and various other factors.

Conclusion

Cancer is a life threatening disease in which the body cells of a particular part of the body grow uncontrollably and if remain untreatable, starts spreading to the other parts of the body. Throughout the years for this cancerous growth there is not such evident cure but now there is a drug named Dostarlimab which comes with this efficacy. Dostarlimab is a type of immunotherapy known as monoclonal antibody which is attached to the protein known as PD-1 that is on the surface of the cancer cells and assists the immune system evaluating, recognizing and then attacking the cancer cells. Before using this drug it is must to weigh the risk of the drug usage against the good this drug will do. Dostarlimab has a lot of side effects so it’s better to take herbs for the management of the cancer such as guggul (Commiphora mukul), ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), kanchanar (Boerhavia diffusa), giloy (Tinospora cordifolia), curcumin (Curcuma longa), tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) and various other. By these herbs Planet Ayurveda formulates a special crab care pack for combating cancer. Beside this crab care pack some other medications will be added with these one after evaluating properly the condition of the patient. So you can start taking these remedies without worrying and if you feel any query you can drop a mail on herbalremedies123@yahoo.com. For more details about our product, you can check our website www.PlanetAyurveda.com

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July 2, 2022

Alternative Treatment For Prosopagnosia With Herbal Remedies

Abstract

Actor Shenaz Treasury revealed that she has been diagnosed with Prosopagnosia, she said, she is not able to put faces together and recognize the people by their voices. Prosopagnosia is a Greek word that combines as prósōpon means Face and agnōsía means No-knowledge, this word means blindness of face or you can say that the one who cannot recognize faces. This is a cognitive disorder that affects most people from birth. This is related to face perception in which there is the inability to recognize familiar faces, not even self-recognition. It can show its great impact on everyone’s life. Many people with this condition are at a severe stage not able to remind their life partners, friends, or family members. They help themselves by using different techniques of remembering the ones like how they talk, how they walk or their voice or the way of wearing clothes. In this article we are going to discuss Prosopagnosia, its causes, symptoms and Ayurvedic view with its management.

prosopagnosia

Introduction

Prosopagnosia is a brain disorder, that means there is a difficulty in recognition of familiar faces in person. This condition is also named face blindness. This lack of recognition can happen with the people they meet on a regular basis like spouses, close friends or even their own faces. Mildly this condition can only relate to face but in severe cases this condition can be related to things or objects that they use in everyday life. Social distance or stress and maybe depression can be the two frequent responses that can result due to this condition. In Allopathy there is no cure for this disease but in Ayurveda, we have great management strategies to control this disease effectively. In this condition, there may be damage to the right fusiform gyrus, which is a fold in the brain that controls the neural system which coordinates with the memory power and facial perceptions.

Causes of Prosopagnosia

Prosopagnosia can be the result of lesions in the inferior occipital areas or in the anterior temporal cortex or the fusiform gyrus, these areas are responsible for response to recognition of the face. This is the most common etiological factor behind the cause of this particular disease. Other less common reasons that can result in this disease are encephalitis, any neoplastic growth, atrophy of the right temporal lobe, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease. It may be caused due to particular drug poisoning the most common one is carbon monoxide poisoning.

Classification

There are three types of Prosopagnosia

  1. Apperceptive
  2. Associative
  3. Developmental

1. Apperceptive

Right occipital temporal region plays a major role in this type of Prosopagnosia. People with this disease are facing difficulty in differentiating their faces. These patients also struggle with the recognition of facial emotions. They may recognize the people with their clothes, or with their voice or way of talking.

2. Associative

This is an acquired type of Prosopagnosia, in this condition the right anterior temporal region plays a major role. In this particular type, people may be able to differentiate the person with their photo or face and may also know the age and sex information from their picture or in person but they may not be able to tell about their respective identity, occupation, or even their recent meeting.

3. Developmental

This is a congenital Prosopagnosia in which unable to recognize the faces are occurring from childhood and for a lifelong duration. This can be unknown up to the adult age, this can be known as an anomaly of the genetic basis and runs into the families. Several studies show that 1 in 45 people have this specific disease and in the UK around 1.5 million people are suffering from this disease.

Common compiled complaints that are explained by Prosopagnosiac patients

  • The affected person is finding difficulties in recognizing close friends, spouses, or family members.
  • They get confused more easily in movies or in television characters than a normal person.
  • The affected person finds difficulty in face recognition so they start to remember their hairstyle, way of walking, or way of talking rather than their face.
  • Patients may find difficulties in identifying themselves in mirrors or recent photographs.
  • Start maintaining some social distance to ignore the crowd.

Ayurvedic View

Ayurvedic medicines are used traditionally worldwide, and ayurvedic treatment is well known for maintaining the equilibrium in body, mind, and soul. As per Ayurveda science, this disease can be correlated with Tridoshaj vyadhi with the dominance of Vata Dosha which directly shows its impact on Majja dhatu in the mind. In this type of disease, there are various helper methods that can be adopted by the patient. Famous panchakarma procedures can also be done in the management of Prosopagnosia that are Basti (enema therapy which is worldwide used to lowers the Vata dosha), Shiro basti ad shiro dhara (that are locally applied on the head region), Nasya (drop infusion in nostrils) etc. and many herbal remedies that are mentioned in Ayurvedic texts. Planet Ayurveda provides very effective medicines to treat such neurological diseases, with the help of natural herbs and minerals.

Herbal Remedies for Prosopagnosia by Planet Ayurveda

Planet Ayurveda is a GMP-certified medicinal manufacturing company that helps the needful persons. Our medications work as detoxifiers for the body and help in regenerating the damaged areas. Our herbal formulations consist of natural ingredients that are 100% free from colors, dyes, fillers, or any other chemical constituents. It doesn’t cause any side-effects and shows great results. These are manufactured by classical methods that are mentioned in our classical texts and under the guidance of the most experienced MD Ayurveda Experts. Here, are some herbal formulations that are used for this condition

  1. Memory Support
  2. Saraswatarisht
  3. Neurogenie Capsules

Prosopagnosia Care Pack

Product Description

1. Memory Support

This is a patent formulation of planet Ayurveda prepared by classical methods consisting of medhya herbs like Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), Vacha (Acorus calamus), Yashtimadhu (Glycyrrhiza glabra) etc. as the name suggesting the product is made for enhancing the memory power and give stability to the patient’s thinking capacity. These medhya herbs help to strengthen the nerves in the brain and rejuvenate the cognitive functions.

Dosage : 1 Capsules twice daily, with lukewarm water, after meals.

2. Saraswatarisht

This is a classical herbal formulation prepared by Planet Ayurveda consisting of various herbs like Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus), Vidarikanda (Pueraria tuberosa) etc. these herbs are also directly acting on the brain because they are having such miraculous properties that can cross the blood-brain barrier and gives wonderful results in strengthening the nervous system thus helping in such conditions which are caused due to impaired brain functions.

Dosage: 2 tsp twice daily with lukewarm water after meals.

3. Neurogenie Capsules

This is a patent herbal formulation prepared by Planet Ayurveda with standardised extracts of Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), ashwagandha (Withania somnifera). These both herbs are very effective in modulating the neuroendocrine-immune systems. Both are used to enhance the memory and cognitive functioning of the brain and also help to increase the blood flow to the brain.

Dosage: 1-2 Capsules twice daily, with plain water, after meals.

Conclusion

Prosopagnosia is a cognitive disorder that affects people from birth and is related to face perception difficulties in which there is an inability to recognize familiar faces. This disease is also called face blindness, this may develop social anxiety and depression in most of the patients. In this cognitive disorder, we can use herbal medicines that are very effective in maintaining the mental health of the patient. Planet Ayurveda provides best herbal products that are 100% natural and don’t show any side-effects. In case of any query kindly visit www.PlanetAyurveda.com

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