Abstract

CONCEPT OF RASAYANA IN AYURVEDIC LITERATURE

Dr. Ketan Rathwa* and Dr. Rakesh Salve

Abstract

The journey of man to live longer periods and remain healthy as large as a lives, has rested to an obsessive search for mixtures or materials that may produce the wanted results. To achieve the best health, with delayed aging system is also a most desirable thing, even within in the life span set by the genetic configuration. For this goal a quantity of materials and formulas, most of ‘Rasayana’ are mentioned in Ayurveda. The current study has been planned as a step in updating the Ayurvedic pharmaceutical methods to cop up with the requirements of modern era. Rasayana or Jara Cikitsa is one amongst the eight branches of Ayurveda; practiced extensively and effectively since ages. Acharya Charaka has quoted as Jaraa-Chikitsa where as Acharya Sushruta has mentioned it as Rasayana-Tantra.

Keywords: Rasayana, Vaya, Ayu, Medha, Balakar, Amalaki.