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The memory can be improved by following measures.
The memory can be improved by following measures.
===Medicines Treatments used to improve memory===
===Medicines and Treatments used to improve memory===
====Benefits of Rasayana====
====Benefits of Rasayana====
The celestial drugs grown in Himalaya taken in matured form such as aindri, brahmi, payasya, ksheerapushpi, shravani, mahashravani, shatavari, vidari, jeevanti, punarnava, nagabala, sthira, vacha, chatra, atichchatra, meda, mahameda and other vitalizing drugs if taken with milk for six months can certainly improve intellect, memory, quality strength and other desired effects. (Cha.Chi.1/4/6)
The celestial drugs grown in Himalaya taken in matured form such as aindri, brahmi, payasya, ksheerapushpi, shravani, mahashravani, shatavari, vidari, jeevanti, punarnava, nagabala, sthira, vacha, chatra, atichchatra, meda, mahameda and other vitalizing drugs if taken with milk for six months can certainly improve intellect, memory, quality strength and other desired effects. (Cha.Chi.1/4/6)
====Indrokata Rasayana (formulation) ====
सर्वरोगप्रशमनं वृष्यमायुष्यमुत्तमम्|
सत्त्वस्मृतिशरीराग्निबुद्धीन्द्रियबलप्रदम्||२४||
The formulation told by Indra can give strength to memory. (Cha.Chi.1/4/24)
====Apatarpana (fasting) can improve memory====
====Apatarpana (fasting) can improve memory====
The power of metaphysical memory constitutes the best way of liberation, as shown by the liberated ones. Persons following this way do not get rebirth after death. This is again the best way to the attainment of yoga (communion with God) as well as moksha (salvation). This is what the yogins, the virtuous ones, the followers of the Sankhya system, and the liberated ones say. [150-151]
The power of metaphysical memory constitutes the best way of liberation, as shown by the liberated ones. Persons following this way do not get rebirth after death. This is again the best way to the attainment of yoga (communion with God) as well as moksha (salvation). This is what the yogins, the virtuous ones, the followers of the Sankhya system, and the liberated ones say. [150-151]
===Smruti nasha (deleting memory) as treatment===
ज्वरस्य वेगं कालं च चिन्तयञ्ज्वर्यते तु यः||३२३||
तस्येष्टैस्तु विचित्रैश्च विषयैर्नाशयेत् स्मृतिम्|३२४|
If the episode of fever is triggered even due to the thought of fever (as like in anxiety), then deleting the memory of fever episode is treatment measure. This treatment of deleting memory is utilized in psychological disease to remove the experiences harmful for health of the person. (Cha.Chi.3/324)
==External Links==
==External Links==
*http://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/ecaraka/?mod=search# smRuti
*http://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/ecaraka/?mod=search# smRuti