Rasayana-anti aging therapy -rejuvination-full details

Introduction

This is special branch of medicines,which prevents aging, gives longevity, strength and also destroys various diseases.

Sushrutahas described this as special branch of medicine, which prevents all types ofbad effects of time, improper food and drinks and improper behaviour.


Definition

Rasa is the first liquid tissue ofthe body. Methods that will prepare thistissue to optimum quality and will allow it to flow all over the body so thatthe entire body gets proper nutrients is called as rasayana

Rasayanashould improve the physical, psychological and spiritual qualities of theperson. Actually it conserves andtransmutes lower energy into higher form. ]

Rasayanaprovides nutrition to all the cells and tissues of the body. It promotes strength and vitality, increasesimmunity and preserves youth, luster and complexion.

Paryaya

Urjaskara,which gives strength or apundarbhava- which does not allow the recurrence ofthe disease.

Nirukti

That , fromwhich rasa and rakta dhatu are best produced is called as rasayana

Prayojana

Need ofrasayana – Today's lifestyle is very hectic and practically every personsuffers from over exertion –

Decade of Life	Qualities Lost	Desired Rasayana
1-10	Balya (childhood)	Suvarna
11-20	Vriddhi (growth)	Bala
21-30	Chavi (luster)	Amalaki
31-40	Medha (Intelligent)	Shankhapushpi
41-50	Tvak (complexion)	Jyotishmati
51-60	Drishti (eye sight)	Jyotishmati
61-70	Shukra (Semen)	Ashwagandha
71-80	Vikrama (Courage)	Bala
81-90	Buddhi (Knowledge)	Brahmi
91-100	Karmendriya (Motor Organs)	Bala

Rasayana –phala

The benefit of rasayana arelongevity, good memory and intelligence, freedom from diseases, youthful age,excellence of luster, complexion and voice; optimum strength, good functioningof sense organs, getting power to the words, respectability and brilliance (Ch.Chi. 1/1/



RasayanaKarma

1. It provides proper nutrition to each tissue
2. It increases jatharagni as well as dhatu agni , panchabhautik agni also gets improved
3. Hence all the tissues in the body are formed havingtheir best qualities
4. It removes the kleda, ama and other waste productswhich are actually responsible for aging process. These waster products are also called as freeradicles and rasayana removes these free radicles from the body.
5. It gives strength to the srotasas or channels in thebody.
6. It increases ojas and strength of the body
7. It normalizes the doshas in the body
8. It is also useful in maintaining the sattva quality ofthe mind, hence the mind and the sense organs and the motor organs becomeoptimum in their qualities.