ABSTRACT
Ayurvedic literature has no direct reference for the diagnosis of cancer, but detailed descriptions of various types of tumors such as gulma, granthi, utsedha, and arbuda are given. Specifi cally, arbuda can be correlated as malignant tumor because the clinical features of these two are similar (Sharma, 2007; Bhishagratha, 1991). Arbuda has been described as a round, large, muscular, immovable, deeply rooted, slowly growing swelling produced due to the aggravation of dosha vitiating the muscle, blood, and fatty tissues.
