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=== Potential areas for future research ===

=== Potential areas for future research ===

1. Rasayana Tantra is one of the Eight important branches of Astanga Ayurveda. It deals with an important category of medicinal and non-medicinal rejuvenative remedies advocated for promotive and preventive health care including retarding aging and promoting longevity.

#''Rasayana Tantra'' is one of the Eight important branches of ''Astanga Ayurveda''. It deals with an important category of medicinal and non-medicinal rejuvenative remedies advocated for promotive and preventive health care including retarding aging and promoting longevity. These remedies are claimed to improve the quality of cells and tissues (even the genes) of the body through following mechanisms:

These remedies are claimed to improve the quality of cells and tissues (even the genes) of the body through following mechanisms:

##Direct nutrient effects, acting at the level of ''rasa''

i. Direct Nutrient effects, acting at the level of rasa

##Digestive and metabolic booster effect, acting at the level of ''agni''

ii. Digestive and metabolic booster effect, acting at the level of agni

##Promoting micro circulation and tissue perfusion, at the level of ''srotas''

iii. Promoting micro circulation & tissue perfusion, at the level of srotas

There is a need to develop an appropriate research methodology of assessment of the effect of ''rasayana'' remedies on the above mentioned three levels.

There is a need to develop an appropriate research methodology of assessment of the effect of rasayana remedies on the above mentioned three levels.

#Clinical assessment of the effect of ''rasayana'' drugs and formulations described by Charaka using appropriate biological and therapeutic parameters on clinical trial mode with emphasis on the nutritional effect, anti-aging effect and adaptogenic and immunomodulating effect of this important category of Ayurvedic drugs.

2. Clinical assessment of the effect of of rasayana drugs and formulations described by Caraka using appropriate biological and therapeutic parameters on clinical trial mode with emphasis on the nutritional effect, anti-aging effect and adaptogenic and immunomodulating effect of this important category of Ayurvedic drugs.

#Architectural study of the concept of ''trigarbha rasayana, kuti'' described in [[Charaka Samhita]] and to examine the science behind this model for future use if found logical and scientific and for further development.

3. Architectural study of the concept of trigarbha rasayana, kuti described in Caraka Samhita and to examine the science behind this model for future use if found logical and scientific and for further development.

#Attempt to develop a new discipline of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda Ayurveda] geriatrics and immunology through the ''rasayana'' leads available in the ''rasayana'' chapter of [[Charaka Samhita]].

4. Attempt to develop a new discipline of Ayurveda geriatrics and immunology through the rasayana leads available in the rasayana chapter of Caraka Samhita.

=== Glossary ===

=== Glossary ===