Abstract

A CRITICAL REVIEW ON SWARNAPRASHANA & OTHER HEALTH PROMOTORS IN AYURVEDA

Dr. Priyanka Tripathi* and Dr. Laxmi

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Abstract

Childhood period is an important developmental age of human life. Childhood determines the quality of health, well-being, learning & behaviors across the life span. Now a days the whole world is captured several types of pandemic diseases and infections. We are continuously trying to practice safety measures for infection prevention, control and eradication. No super vaccine is developed yet which can prevent a child from many infectious and viral disease. Health promotors are the compounds that supposed to influence on overall growth of body in a natural way. In continuation of children health and development, Maharishi Kashyapa has propounded the provision "LEHANA KARMA" to promote "Immunity "in the children. If we adopt the LEHANA method from the very beginning of childhood then children are undoubtedly benefitted from this approach. Health promotors like LEHANA compounds mentioned by Acharya Kashyapa for children are prepared in such a manner that they can boost growth & development of children in natural way without disturbing physiological phenomenon of body. It helps to maintain nutritional status, vyadhikshamatva bala (immunity) in children and also develops the intelligence and memory of children.

Keywords: Lehana, Swarnaprashana, Vyadhikshamatva.