Rasayana and its Importance in Ayurveda

Abstract

Rasayan Tantra is one of the most important branches of Ayurveda. It helps to delay the ageing process, helps to provide good strength and offer excellent immunity from various infections. It also maintains good digestion, metabolism, cardiac and mental health. Rasayan science also deals with measures, medicines, treatments which bring about delay in ageing process and also helps in the maintenance of health in old age, apart from providing strength and immunity. Rasayan help in the formation of best quality Dhatus/tissues and also support the channels which help in the formation and transportation of tissues and also the nutrition needed to form these tissues from one place of the body to the other. These medicines delay the ageing process by reducing the oxidative stress in the cells of body and central nervous system, thereby promoting the longevity and disease-free body. Rasayana have broad spectrum role as they are anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, hepatoprotective, renoprotective, neuroprotective, cardiotoic and are excellent immunomodulators. They can be co-related with anti-oxidants in Western Medicine.