ABSTRACT

The Ayurvedic system of medicine has great antiquity, dating back to about 5000 years B.C. In the medieval period with the advent of Rasashastra use of different Metals, Minerals in therapeutics was intiated. Tamra (Copper) is one such metal included under shudda loha varga and is recommended in the management of various disorders such as Shwasa, Yakrut Vikara, sthoulya Arbuda etc, Different compounds of Copper I,e Tamra Bhasma, Tamra Sindhura, Tamra garbha Pottali are potential therapeutic agents, As Tamra and its formulations are indicated in Yakrut vikara, they can prove effective in Hepatocellular carcinoma. The Anti-Cancer action or cytotoxic action of Tamra can be screened on Human Cancer cell line studies (Hep G2, Hep B3) using MTT Assay method. This is a reliable and easily feasible method to scientifically validate and aid in the development of new anticancer agents. Keywords; Cell Line Studies, Cancer, Tamra
Publication date: 05/03/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.3.1070