Abstract

MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH OF RASAYANA

Rajeev Kumar*, Guru Sharan Pal and Vijay Shankar Pandey

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Abstract

The disease preventive and health promotive approach of Ayurveda which take into consideration the whole body, mind and spiritual while dealing with the maintenance of health, promotion of health and treating aliments is holistic and finds increasing acceptability in the world. There is description of divine Rasayana agents like Soma in Atharvaveda. Ancient Ayurvedic physicians has developed dietary and therapeutic measures to delay ageing and rejuvenating whole metabolism of the body system. This revitalization and rejuvenation are known as Rasayana chikitsa. Essentially Rasayana therapy has a very large scope. Rasayana does not mean only rejuvenation or delay ageing, neither it means only revitalization. Rasayana is not a drug therapy but is a specialized procedure practiced in the form of rejuvenate recipes, dietary regimen and special health. In modern era there are many diseases which has not specific treatment in the medical science. Taking Ayurvedic Rasayana drugs is helpful to increases immunity of the person to keep him away from the diseases. Rasayana prevents and cures physical as well as mental disorders. Ayurveda describes Rasayana Chikitsa to increases Ojas in the body, Ojas further increases immunity of the individual. Ojas is equivalent to the immunity and strength of the body. The more Ojas in your digestion products, the greater your immunity to the diseases. Ojas support pleasure, memory, intelligence and higher states of awareness.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Rasayana, Ojas, Diseases, Immunity.