Abstract

AN AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE OF SUVARNA PRASHANA IN CHILDREN

Ritika Sharma* and Karam Singh

Abstract

In Present era, the emergence of number of various diseases poses a great danger to mankind. Increased pollution, climate change, global warming etc further increased diseases burden. Most of diseases not have permanent cure in modern medicine. Ayurveda provides various principles from ancient times to maintain health as well as prevent or cures various diseases. So in order to enhance immunity, the Suvarna is well known for its medicinal efficacy. Administration of processed gold is referred to as Suvarna Prashana, which is a unique method of enhancing immunity. It can be administered from first day of birth upto the age of 16 years on daily basis for a period of 1 to 6 months. It improves the intellect and enhances the nonspecific immunity of the body. It acts as Rasayana and without any adverse effects as reported by various clinical and pharmacological studies.

Keywords: Suvarna Prashana, Gold, Rasayana.