The Organic Life, Cancer and Medicinal Plants

Cancer is a serious health problem in many countries and is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Plant-derived drugs are the integrated therapeutic approach to use herbal plants or plant chemical components as effective resource of disease management. One of the most important traditional and complementary medicine which has been used for thousands years and consider as a treasure in the quest for human well-being is traditional Chinese medicine. Chinese herbal medicine is becoming increasingly popular in different parts of the world for treatment of patients with cancer. In spite the fact that, traditional Chinese medicine compare with western medicine has a slow effect, but it plays an important role for multiple targets, and amazing therapeutic effect from multiple links. The use of different traditional medicinal plants and herbs, especially medicinal Chinese herbs and plants have a long history. The most important influence of Chinese herbal medicines on cancer treatments are prevent cancer occurrence, reduce post operative complications, reduce side effects, reduce post operative recurrence, maintenance therapy, slow down tumor growth and palliate symptoms.