Rasayan

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Rasayan

• Dr. Ritu Wadhwa
• Panchkarma Dept.

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Definition

• laaBaao payaao hI SastanaaM rsaaidnaaM
  rsaayanamaÈ
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  ca.ica.1
• The therapy which produces the best quality of
  ras, rakta dhatu other dhatus, is rasayan.

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• rsaayana tM naama vaya sqaapna Aayau maoQaa
  balakrma raogaphrNasamaqa-Hca È
• sau.Saa.1À15
• Which decreases the ageing process, increases the
  longevity increases the mental as well as
  physical strength which destroys the disease
  process, is rasayan.

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• rsaayanaM tMjoyaM yajjaraPyaaiQanaaSanama\ È
• Saa.sa.
• Which destroys the disease process ageing is
  called as rasayan therapy.

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Classification of Rasayan
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Rasayana drugs and pharmacological properties
Emblica officinalis (Amla) fruit Terminalia
chebula (Haritaki) fruit Withania
somnifera (Aswagandha) root Tinospora
cordifolia (Guduchi) satwa Terminalia
arjuna (Arjuna) Stembark
Ø Antioxidant, nutritive Ø Antioxidant Ø
Adaptogenic, antioxidant Ø Immunomodulatory ant
ioxidant Ø Hypocholesterolemicantioxidant.
Courtesy Prof. Dr.S.Venkataraman Professor of
Pharmacology, University of Madras.

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Some rasayanas and their indications
Brahmarasayanam Narasimharasayanam Pippalirasayana
m Bhallathakarasayanam Lasunarasayanam

• Vatika hridroga, improves immunity
• Oligospermia, increases vigour and vitality
• Thamakaswasa,
• Found effective in malignancy, vatasonitha
• Various neurological disorders

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FREE RADICALS

Ø Definition A free radical has been defined as
any species capable of independent existence
that contains one or more unpaired electrons. Ø
As the body ages or is subjected to
environmental pollutants, such as cigarette
smoke, over exposure to sunlight, or smog, the
body become overwhelmed by FRs.
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Rasayanas in some diseases

• Vatapaithika vataKaphaj
• Vatakaphaja vatasonitha
• Vatika Hridroga
• Kaphajahridroga
• Prameha
• Sushkaarsas
• Thamakaswasa

• Chyavanaprasam
• Bhallathakarasayanam
• Brahmarasayanam
• Agasthyarasayanam
• Silajathurasayanam
• Bhallathakarasayanam
• Pippalirasayanam

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Anti oxidants

• Anti oxidants can be defined as substance whose
  presence in relatively low concentrations
  significantly inhibits the action of free
  radicals.
• All the Rasayana drugs are having anti oxidant
  property.

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Sodhan chikitsa vs Rasayana chikitsa
Sodhana Chikitsa Eliminates the dosha
vitiation Corrects the functions of
dhatus Fails to correct the structural
deformityof the dhatus as it acts only at the
doshic level
Rasayana Chikitsa Corrects the structural
deformity of the dhatus there by normalising the
functions Strengthens the dhathus Prevents the
instinct of recurrence Prevents the instinct for
secondary diseases Prevents early ageing process
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• ? Sodhana Therapy acts at the level of doshas,
  but rasayana drugs act still deeper, that is at
  the level of dhatus.
• ? Hence in deep seated diseases rasayana chikitsa
  is the line of choice.
• ? As ageing is a chronic degenerative and deep
  seated problem rasayana chikitsa is the regime of
  choice.

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Rasayan Therapy

• Nourishes and maintains the cell life
  (Neutriceutical action).
• Encourages the growth of new cells (Regenerative
  action).
• Prevents recurrent infection, expelling the
  damaged cells (Immunomodulatory action).
• Eliminates the toxic metabolites and pollutants
  (Antioxidant action).
• Maintains the balance between mind and body
  (Adaptogenic).
• Rasayana drugs act at the subcellular level.

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Bheda of Rasayan

• 1)
• Kuti-praveshika ( non- ambulatory)
• Vatatapika (ambulatory )
• 2) Contents
• Substance herbal, mineral,food etc.
• Non-substance achar rasayana.
• 3) Nutrition
• Improving quality of rasa Shatavari
• Improving agni or digestion metabolism -
  guggulu
• Improving circulation in channels - Shatavari

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• 4) Purpose
• Kamya With some specific purpose e.g. Medhya
  for increasing memory.
• Naimittika TO counteract specific disease.
• Ajasrika Using food as daily routine rasayan
  e.g. honey, ghee etc.

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• 5)For specific action
• Sense organs Eye Triphala
• Tissues Rasa Shatavari
• Rakta Iron, amalaki, abhraka
• Mansa meat soup, suvarna bhasma
• Meda All fatty substances like ghee, milk etc.
  guggulu
• Asthi Laksha, praval, Vamshalochan
• Majja - Substances like vasa, majja,
  shankhapushpi brahmi.
• Shukra - Milk, kapikachchu etc.

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• Srotas
• Pranavaha Piperlongu, maricha.
• Annavaha Panchakola, asafetida.
• Udakvaha Punarnava
• Mutravaha Gokshura, Shilajatu
• Purishvaha Kutaj, bilva
• Swedavaha Oxide of vang, dhatura
• Rasavaha Guduchi, khajur manth.
• Raktavaha Loha bhssma, bhringraj.
• Mansavaha oxide of suvarna, karaskar.
• Medovaha Guggulu, Shilajatu.
• Asthivaha Gum of babula.
• Majjavaha Vacha, ropya bhasma.
• Shukravaha Milk, ghee, oxide of vanga.

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• According to constitution
• Vata Bala, Ashvagandha.
• Pitta Amalaki
• Kapha Guggulu, shilajatu.
• Psychological disorders Achar rasayan.

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RASAYANA present scientific scenario

• The delicate, controlled elimination of cells is
  called programmed cell death.
• Excessive cell death - AIDS, neuro degenerative
  diseases, stroke and myocardial infarction.
• Undue survival of cells - auto immune conditions
  and cancer.

Rasayana may help to normalise the PCD there by
preventing the above clinical conditions.
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Even the incurable diseases respond well to
rasayana chikitsa