Jammu,22 June:Dr.Virender Mahajan Medical Director Maharishi Charak Ayurvedic Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Jammu who has developed a very effective herbal arthritis drug some thirty years back stated that the arthritis herbal drug can be a ray of hope for cancer sufferers. He said in ancient Ayurvedic texts Salai Guggul (Boswellia serrata) has been described for number of ailment including tumors. Taking the lead from the texts, the herbal drug S.Compound which was basically for arthritis was prescribed to cancer patients, though it was on experimental basis because the drug was prescribed to decrease the inflammation & size of tumor and pain but it was too my utter surprise the patient who was declared as a terminal case responded to the drug S.Compound well, his quality of life was not even improved but the life span was increased. It has provided an opportunity to work on cancer .