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=Synonyms=
=Synonyms=
Vajikarana, vrishya, vrisha, urjaskara, ojaskara, kamotejaka, pumstva and sukrala.
Vajikarana, vrishya, vrisha, urjaskara, ojaskara, kamotejaka, pumstva and shukrala.
=Principles of aphrodisiac therapy (vajikarana)=
=Principles of aphrodisiac therapy (vajikarana)=
#Purifying (prasadana)
#Purifying (prasadana)
#Increasing (upachaya)
#Increasing (upachaya)
#Generating (sukrajanana)
#Generating (shukrajanana)
*Strengthening (apyayana): It is indicated in conditions were the quantity and quality of reproductive fluid ([[sukra]]) is less naturally like in a male below 25years.
*Strengthening (apyayana): It is indicated in conditions were the quantity and quality of reproductive fluid ([[shukra]]) is less naturally like in a male below 25years.
*Purifying (prasadana): If the reproductive fluid is vitiated by [[vata]] etc. [[dosha]]s.
*Purifying (prasadana): If the reproductive fluid is vitiated by [[vata]] etc. [[dosha]]s.
*Increasing (upachaya): If the quantity of reproductive fluid is less as in middle aged person.
*Increasing (upachaya): If the quantity of reproductive fluid is less as in middle aged person.
*Generating (sukrajanana): If the quantity of reproductive fluid ([[sukra]]) is extremely low as in old age.[Dalhana on Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 1/8]<ref name= Susruta> Sushruta. Sushruta Samhita. Edited by Jadavaji Trikamji Aacharya. 8th ed. Varanasi: Chaukhambha Orientalia;2005.</ref>
*Generating (shukrajanana): If the quantity of reproductive fluid ([[shukra]]) is extremely low as in old age.[Dalhana on Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 1/8]<ref name= Susruta> Sushruta. Sushruta Samhita. Edited by Jadavaji Trikamji Aacharya. 8th ed. Varanasi: Chaukhambha Orientalia;2005.</ref>
=Indications=
=Indications=
Aphrodisiac therapy (vajikarana) is considered as a measure to improve the health of the healthy. [Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 1/1/13] After the treatment of diseases, aphrodisiac therapy (vajikarana) should be done to maintain the tissues in their equilibrium and thus to prevent its recurrence. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 7/48-49]
Aphrodisiac therapy (vajikarana) is considered as a measure to improve the health of the healthy. [Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 1/1/13] After the treatment of diseases, aphrodisiac therapy (vajikarana) should be done to maintain the tissues in their equilibrium and thus to prevent its recurrence. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 7/48-49]
=Importance of concept in management of disease=
Diseases of reproductive fluid ([[sukra]]), like impotency [Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 30/193], can be treated with aphrodisiac formulations (vajikarana). [Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 30/146] Aphrodisiac therapy results in the nourishment of body. [A.S.Sutra Sthana 24/19]<ref name=Sangraha/> So it can be used to treat the disorders caused by the depletion of body tissues.
Diseases of reproductive fluid ([[shukra]]), like impotency [Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 30/193], can be treated with aphrodisiac formulations (vajikarana). [Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 30/146] Aphrodisiac therapy results in the nourishment of body. [A.S.Sutra Sthana 24/19]<ref name=Sangraha/> So it can be used to treat the disorders caused by the depletion of body tissues.
=Current researches=
=Current researches=
[[Rasayana Chikitsa]]
[[Rasayana Chikitsa]]
=References=