Bladder cancer is a disease in which a particular set of cells lining the bladder becomes abnormal and grows out of control to form masses called tumors. As with most other cancers, the exact cause of bladder cancer is uncertain. Scientists suspect changes in DNA may cause bladder cells to grow too rapidly. In the United States, bladder cancer is the sixth most common type of cancer, and it usually strikes men over 50 years old. Bladder cancer is completely curable if diagnosed and treated early. The treatment normally depends on the stage of cancer. Sometimes, ayurvedic herbs are used to fight bladder cancer. You should always consult your doctor about the herbs you are taking.
Garlic
Garlic is a perennial herb with an underground bulb consisting of groups of white or purplish scales that has long been used for both its culinary and medicinal attributes. A number of studies have reported that garlic and its organosulfur compounds, especially allicin, are associated with protection against bladder cancer, Herbal Safety reports. The protective action of organosulfur compounds against bladder cancer is attributed to radical scavenging and enzymatic decomposition of oxygen metabolites.
Green Tea
Green tea is a popular beverage that comes from the plant Camellia sinensis. It is made with unfermented tea leaves, thus green tea can retain most of the therapeutic benefits of the tea plant. Green tea provides a natural source of antioxidant phytophenols, notably epigallocatevhin-3-gallate, or EGCG, which has been found to prevent bladder cancer by inhibiting angiogenesis, a method of forming new blood vessels, which provide cancer cells with oxygen and nutrients to grow and thrive, notes University of California.
Astragalus
Astragalus is an ancient herb that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. The portion of the plant used medicinally is the dried root. More research is needed, but tentative results indicate that astragalus, either alone or in combination with other herbs, can benefit immune function and improve survival in some people with severe forms of cancers, such as bladder cancer, according to DePaul University.
