Why Panchakarma for healthy aging
Aging is a multi-dimensional domain that comprises physical, psychological, and social changes. The aged people who are older than 65 years will constitute 20% of the total population at the global level by 2050. Presently, about 3.8% population of India is older than 65 years and the number will increase to 200 million by 2015. Older people are generally suffered from different types of diseases like Respiratory problems, Heart diseases, Cancer, Stroke, Arthritis, Diabetes, Osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Depression, Psychiatric disorders, Parkinson’s disease, etc. Here Rasayana and Panchakarma of Ayurveda can play a vital role for Healthy Aging.
What is Rasayana therapy?
- Rasayana therapy is a health care system of Ayurveda, which has the potential in the prevention of diseases and management of metabolic disorders at the older stage.
- It can minimize the impacts of aging and also improves intelligence, memory, complexion, etc.
- It is quite effective for immuno-enhancement, free-radical scavenging, and anti-stress.
Panchakarma-A miracle for health
- Panchakarma is a bio-cleansing process comprising five main modules Vamana (Therapeutic Emesis), Virechana (Therapeutic Purgation), Astapana Vasti (Therapeutic Decoction Enema), Anuvasana Vasti (Therapeutic oil Enema), Nasya Karma (Nasal administration of medicaments).
- It is a very important therapy for body-humors homeostasis and helps to prevent different types of diseases.
- The procedure is effective for autoimmune, neurological, psychiatric, and musculoskeletal related diseases.
Top 10 benefits of Ayurveda Rasayana
Eye disease
- Celastrus paniculata (Jyotishmati)
- Three myrobalans (Triphala)
- Asparagus racemosus (Satavari)
- Glycyrrhiza glabra (Yastimadhu)
- Emblica Officinalis (Amalaki)
2. Healthy heart
- Desmodium gangaticum
- Terminalia arjuna
- Commiphora mukul
- Inula racemosa
3. Skin diseases
- Semecarpus anacardium
- Embelia ribes
- Psoralia corylifol
4. Holistic health
- Tinospora cordifolia (Guduchi)
- Emblica Officinalis (Amalak)
- Withania somnifera (Aswagandha)
- Cow’s milk.
5.Asthma
- Albezia lebbeck (Sirisha)
- Sesbania grandiflora (Agastya)
- Curcuma longa (Haridra)
- Terminelia chebula (Haritaki).
6. Arthritis
- Allium sativum (Rasona)
- Boswellia serrata (Sallaki)
- Commiphora mukul (Guggulu)
- Withania somnifera (Aswagandha)
- Zinziber officinale (Sunthi)
7. Diabetes
- Black bitumen (Silajitu)
- Emblica officinalis (Amalaki)
- Curcuma longa (Haridra)
- Cinnamomum tamala (Tejpatra)
- Trigonella foenum graecum (Methika)
8. Hypertension
- Allium sativum (Rasona)
- Rauwolfia serpentina (Sarpagandha)
- Withania somnifera (Aswagandha)
- Nardostachys jatamansi (Jatamansi)
9. Memory
- Becopa monnieri (Brahmi)
- Centela asiatica (Mandooka parani)
- Celastrus paniculata (Jyotishmati)
- Mecuna pruriens (Kapikachhu)
- Valeriana wallichii (Tagara)
10. For aged people
- Cyawanprasa
- Brahmi Rasayana
- Aswagandha Lehyam
- Mahatriphala Ghrita
- Karisalai Legiyam
- Triphala Curna
- Aswagandha Curna
- Pranada Gutika
- Narasimha Rasayana
- Agastya Rasayana
- Amalaki Rasayana
- Ayajambeera Karpam
- Bavana Kadukkai
- Ayabringaraja Karpam
