− | 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:
| + | This chapter deals with one of the most important specialties of Ashtanga (eight branches) Ayurveda - the Rasayana Tantra. Rasayana essentially denotes medicinal nutrition, rejuvenation, longevity, immunity-enhancement, and geriatric health care. Rasayanas do not necessarily denote drugs, but could be used a term to denote medicinal food (in the form of rasayana food), or a positive, healthy lifestyle - or it may denote all the three. Rasayana remedies promote positive qualities of the cells and tissues of the body through improved nutrient effect, boosting digestion, metabolism, and/or augmenting microcirculation and tissue perfusion. |
− | 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 Rasayana, Medhya Rasayana, Achara Rasayana, Kayakalpa. |