Abstract

ANTI AGING EFFECT OF RASAYANA W.S.R. DEHEINDRIYABALAM PARAM

Dr. Salil Kumar Jain*, Dr. Swati Jain, Dr. Yogesh Wane, Dr. Nitin Ujjaliya, Dr. O. P. Diwadi and Dr. Pravanjan Acharya

Abstract

'Ayurveda' the 'science of human life, deals with physical, psychological as well as spiritual well being of an individual. Ayurveda has two aims i.e. prevention & promotion of health and secondly cure from disease, use of Rasayana, Dincharya, Ritucharya etc in which Rasayana is most employed for fulfilling both of them, i.e. maintenance & promotion of health. According to Acharya Sarangdhar – drug, diet & regimens which maintain the youthfulness and cure the diseases is called Rasayana. By the use of Rasayana increases production of the best quality of Ras dhatu & other dhatus which slower the aging process, increase the longevity and prevent from diseases. According to Acharya Chakrapani which one gets the excellence of Rasa is known as Rasayana. In this present era, life style has been completely changed and is full of competition. For the survival, man has lead to use extra energy in every kind physically and mentally. In old age there are many symptoms are found like as Pain in body, fatigue, sleep disturbance, weight loss, heart disease, respiratory disease & depression. The common symptoms in which Pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, weight loss & depression most commonly seen. Acharya Charak said that use of Rasayana strengthen gayandriya, Karmendriya, nourished ras, raktadi dhatu & also experienced to enhance agni. The importance of Rasayana in present days can not be neglected. Now a days due to fast life style, body and parts of body are becoming over exhausted. To maintain the Deha and Indriya, it is necessary to use Rasayana. So the use of Rasyana prevented the geriatric symptoms.

Keywords: Rasayana, Indriyabala, longevity.