This document provides an overview of the concept of rasayana in Ayurveda from a modern perspective. It discusses rasayana's immunomodulatory, antioxidant, and anti-aging effects. Rasayana formulations act as nutraceuticals and adaptogens to improve metabolic processes, provide antioxidants, enhance cell regeneration, and retard biological aging. Further research is needed to standardize rasayana's effects at the cellular level and develop standardized protocols and parameters to fully understand its scope in areas like prophylaxis and immunomodulation.

1. CONCEPT OF RASAYANA IN
MODERN ASPECTS
Dr Anu Mariam Varghese
Final MD Scholar
Department of Agadatantra
Govt. Ayurveda College,
Trivandrum

2. CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Contemporary terminologies.
• Immunomodulation
• Antioxidant acion
• Anti ageing
• Nutraceuticals
• Adaptogens
• Acharya rasayana
• Scope
• Research
• Coclussion

3. INTRODUCTION
Ayur: The whole lifespan
Veda: Total knowledge
“Rasanam rasviryavipakadinam aayu prabhrutkarananaamyanam
vishishta labhopayo arsayanam”
(SU.Su.1/7.Dalhana)

4. CONTEMPORARY TERMINOLOGIES
Cell
proliferative
Micronutrients
Nootropics Free radical
scavengers
Tissue
remodeling
Cell
regenerative
Genoprotective
Anabolic
activity
Adaptogenic

5. Antistress
Bone marrow
proliferative
Immuno
competant
Immuno
modulator
Cidal
constituents
Antimutagenic
Antioxidants
Cytoprotective Reductants
Immunoregulatory
Tissue
protective
Mental
agility

6. Immuno-
modulation
Antioxidant
action
Anti ageing
Nutraceuticals
Adaptogens

7. IMMUNOMODULATION
Non specific type Immunity
• Activation of macrophages for enhanced generation.
• Cytotoxic activity and phagocytosis.
• Proliferation of lymphocytes.
• Activation of complement pathways.
.

8. ANTIOXIDANTACTION
• Free radical scavenger
• Prevents enzymatic oxidative stress.
• SOD(Super oxide dimutase) catalyses dismutation of
super oxide radical.

9. ANTIOXIDANTS
• Polyphenols
• Riboflavins
• Catechins & Flavanoids
• Carotinoids & Flavoproteins
• Alpha-tocopherol
• Beta-carotene
• Ascorbate
• Tannic Acid
Antioxidant nutrients
• Sorbitol
• Glucose , Fructose,
Glycogen
• Mucoprotein
• Calcium,Zinc
• Gluctathione
• Vit A, Vit C, Vit E
• Vit B1 B2 B6 B12
• Vit D, Vit K

11. ANTI AGEING
Reduces oxidative
stress
Reduces free
radical injury
Delay ageing.
• Amalaki, Gudchi- ↓catabolic processes ,thus postpone ageing
• Medhya rasayana ↓ses Brain ageing

12. Biological sphere
factors
Endocrinal
Immune system
Neurotransmitters
Psychological
sphere factors
Genetic
Emotions
Motivation
Learning
Social sphere
factors
Social Support
Stressful life events
Social norms

13. NUTRACEUTICALS
• Nutraceutical is a food or part of food that provides
medical or health benefits including the prevention and
treatment of diseases.
• Ayurveda rasayana formulations can do nutraceutical
qualities, both as preventive and curative.

14. ADAPTOGENS
• To resist stress and to adapt to extraordinary challenges.
• Maintain balance between mind and body.

15. ACHARYA RASAYANA
Psychological aspect.
Social and behavioral aspect.
Religious and spiritual aspect
Personal aspect

16. IN A NUTSHELL
Improves
metabolic process.
Biotransformation
and quality of
body tissues.
Balance between
anabolic and
catabolic process.
Assimilation and
utilization at
cellular level.
Retards biological
ageing
Enhances cell
regeneration
Provides high
quality full
spectrum natural
antioxidants.

17. SCOPE OF RASAYANA
Prophylaxis
Immunomodulation
Nootropics
Routine immunization schedule
National health policy

18. RESEARCH
• It is the time to develop parameters and protocols for
rasayana.
• No standard ayurveda researches are available to
standardize the effect of rasayana.
• Need to extend researches on rasayana at stem cell level.

19. CONCLUSSION
Put them together and study we get RASAYANA
Ayurveda studies metabolism
Western medicine studies Nutrition

20. “Samadosha samagnishcha samadhatumalakriya,
Prasannaatmedriyamana swastha ityabhideeyate”
(Su.Su.15.41)

21. REFERENCES
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Kluwer-Mednow Publication
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R.B.Patil,R.R.Gayal;IAMJ
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and ayurvedic medicine.
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22. THANK YOU