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=== Abstract ===

~~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:

[[Rasayana]], the first chapter of the [[Chikitsa Sthana]] deals with one of the most important specialties of ''Ashtanga'' (eight branches)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda Ayurveda], namely, ''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 Rasayana 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:

1. Abhayamalakiya Rasayana Pada

2. Pranakamiya Rasayana Pada

3. Karapracitiya Rasayana Pada

4. Ayurveda Samutthaniya Rasayana Pada.

~~Key Words~~:

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 Rasayan, Medhya Rasayana, Achara Rasayana, Kayakalpa.

Introduction

=== Introduction ===

The Ayurvedic classics including Charaka Samhita describe eight specialties of Ayurveda which were in vogue and practiced during the vedic period denoting that Ayurveda was already a highly evolved system of medicine with professional specialization. This is why Ayurveda is called Ashtanga Ayurveda and its eight angas are as mentioned below:

1. Kayachikitsa - Internal medicine

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 === Abstract ===
-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:
+[[Rasayana]], the first chapter of the [[Chikitsa Sthana]] deals with one of the most important specialties of ''Ashtanga'' (eight branches)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda Ayurveda], namely, ''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 Rasayana 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:
 . Abhayamalakiya Rasayana Pada
 . Pranakamiya Rasayana Pada
 . Karapracitiya Rasayana Pada
 . Ayurveda Samutthaniya Rasayana Pada.
-Key Words:
-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 Rasayan, Medhya Rasayana, Achara Rasayana, Kayakalpa.
-Introduction
+=== Introduction ===
 The Ayurvedic classics including Charaka Samhita describe eight specialties of Ayurveda which were in vogue and practiced during the vedic period denoting that Ayurveda was already a highly evolved system of medicine with professional specialization. This is why Ayurveda is called Ashtanga Ayurveda and its eight angas are as mentioned below:
 . Kayachikitsa   -   Internal medicine