Did old ethnobotany really mention anti-tumor herbs? Was the cancer/ tumor identified in olden times??

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Muhammad Umair Popular answer

Yes, old ethno-botany mentioned anti-tumor herbs in many Ayurveda books. For exmple, turmeric is probably the most often mentioned anti-cancer Ayurvedic herb.

Namrata Joshi

yes!

in ayurveda a clinical condition known as arbuda has been depicted which shares similarity with cancer. even the description of metastasis and fatality has also been mentioned.

similarly, treatment protocol have also been mentioned to treat such conditions.

Zahid Fazal

Why not may be. You can search in previous literature

Muhammad Umair