Rejuvination types- Rasayana Adhikara

That food,herb, herbo-mineral or metallic preparation or procedure which increasesimmunity, strength, complexion, voice, develops good personality, increaseslife and its quality, prevents aging, destroys diseases is called as rasayana.


Seven typesof persons should not use rasayana such as: devoid of self restraint, idle,poor, careless, addict, sinful and averse to medicines

Thefollowing seven causes hinder the success of rasayana : Ignorance, lack ofinitiative, fickleness of mind, poverty, dependence, lack of self control,unrighteousness and non availability of drugs. (Su. Chi. 30/3)

Bheda

(1)

v Kuti Praveshika (non ambualtory)
v Vatatapika (ambulatory)

(2)Contents

v Substance – herbal, mineral
v Herbo-mineral, food etc
v Non-substance- achara rasayana

(3)Nutrition

v Improving qualities of rasa – shatavari
v Improving agni – or digestion and metabolism – guggulu
v Improving circulation in channels – shatavari

(4) Purpose

v Kamya – with some specific purpose, vayasthapana –specific for longevity – guduchi, Medhya – for increasing memory.
v Naimittika – to counteract specific disease.
v Ajarika – using food as daily routine rasayan e.g.honey, ghee and seasame oil.

(5) Forspecific action –

v Sense organs – Eye – triphala
v Tissues
- Rasa – Shatavari
- Rakta – iron,amalaki, abhraka, tamra
- Mamsa – mearsoup, suvarna bhasma, bala, ashwagandha;
- Medha – all fattysubstancesw like ghee, milk etc and shilajatu and guggulu
- Ashthi – allsubstances containing calcium like pravala , ajasthibhasma, laksha andvamshalochana
- Majja –substances like vasa, majja and shankhapushpi, brahmi
- Shukra – milk,kapikachchhu, bastanda and mandau kaparni

v Organs – Heart Terminalia arjuna. Liver – Picrorhizakurroa
v Srotas
- Pranavaha – Piperlongum, bhallataka, maricha, kasturi
- Annavaha –Panchakola, asafetida
- Udakavaha –Punarnava
- Mutravaha –Gokhsura, shilajatu
- Purishavaha-Kutaja, Parapati and bilavu
- Swedavaha – oxideof vanga or trivanga bhasma, dhattura
- Rasavadha – Lajamanda, kharjura mantha, guduchi
- Raktavaha –Bhringaraja, guduchi, loha bhasma
- Mamsavaha – oxideof suvarna, karaskara
- Medovaha –Gugulu, shilajatu
- Asthivaha – Gumof babula
- Majjavaha –Vacha, raupya bhasma
- Shukravaha –Milk, ghee, oxide of vanga
v According to constitution
- Vata – Bala and ashwagandha
- Pitta – Amalaki
- Kapha – Gugguluand shilajatu
v Psychological disorders- Achara rasayana. See paper 3, section (kh,) Chapter 1 Manasa Roga