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=== Abstract ===

=== Abstract ===

The Rasayana chapter deals with one of the most important specialties of Ashtanga (eight branches) Ayurveda named Rasayana Tantra. Rasayana essentially denotes medicinal nutrition, rejuvenation, longevity, immune-enhancing and geriatric health care. The Rasayanas are not necessarily drugs. They may be in the form of a rasayana food, or a positive healthy life style with a Rasayana effect or a Rasayana drug or all the three together. The Rasayan remedies promote good qualities of the cells and tissues of the body through improved nutrient effect, boosting the digestion, metabolism and/or augmenting the microcirculation and tissue perfusion. This chapter is divided in four padas (parts) dealing with different aspects of rasayana therapy. The four padas are named as:

[[Rasayana]], the first chapter of the [[Chikitsa Sthana]] deals with one of the most important specialties of ''Ashtanga'' (eight branches)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda Ayurveda], namely, ''Rasayana Tantra''. [[Rasayana]] essentially denotes medicinal nutrition, rejuvenation, longevity, immune-enhancing and geriatric health care. The Rasayanas are not necessarily drugs. They may be in the form of a rasayana food, or a positive healthy life style with a Rasayana effect or a Rasayana drug or all the three together. The Rasayana remedies promote good qualities of the cells and tissues of the body through improved nutrient effect, boosting the digestion, metabolism and/or augmenting the microcirculation and tissue perfusion. This chapter is divided in four padas (parts) dealing with different aspects of rasayana therapy. The four padas are named as:

1. Abhayamalakiya Rasayana Pada

1. Abhayamalakiya Rasayana Pada

2. Pranakamiya Rasayana Pada

2. Pranakamiya Rasayana Pada

3. Karapracitiya Rasayana Pada

3. Karapracitiya Rasayana Pada

4. Ayurveda Samutthaniya Rasayana Pada.

4. Ayurveda Samutthaniya Rasayana Pada.

Key Words:

 

Rasayana, Ojas , Ojabala, Vyadhikshamatva, Rejuvenation, Geriatrics, longevity, Immunity, Functional foods, nutraceuticals, Immne-enhanciners, Amalaki, Abhaya, Triphala, Bhallataka, Shilajatu, Chyavanaprasha,  Brahma Rasayan, Medhya Rasayana, Achara Rasayana, Kayakalpa.

'''Keywords''':Rasayana, Ojas , Ojabala, Vyadhikshamatva, Rejuvenation, Geriatrics, longevity, Immunity, Functional foods, nutraceuticals, Immne-enhanciners, Amalaki, Abhaya, Triphala, Bhallataka, Shilajatu, Chyavanaprasha,  Brahma Rasayan, Medhya Rasayana, Achara Rasayana, Kayakalpa.

Introduction

 

=== Introduction ===

 

The Ayurvedic classics including Charaka Samhita describe eight specialties of Ayurveda which were in vogue and practiced during the vedic period denoting that Ayurveda was already a highly evolved system of medicine with professional specialization. This is why Ayurveda is called Ashtanga Ayurveda and its eight angas are as mentioned below:

The Ayurvedic classics including Charaka Samhita describe eight specialties of Ayurveda which were in vogue and practiced during the vedic period denoting that Ayurveda was already a highly evolved system of medicine with professional specialization. This is why Ayurveda is called Ashtanga Ayurveda and its eight angas are as mentioned below:

1. Kayachikitsa  -  Internal medicine

1. Kayachikitsa  -  Internal medicine