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The health is described in Charak Samhita under different titles along with its process to attain the health i.e., Arogyata, Sukha & Sukhayu, immune person etc. Rasayana & Vajikarana are the branches among the eight branches of Ayurveda and its result is shown as Swasthasyorjaskarah which are directly related to health promotion. A specific concept is also mentioned in Charak Samhita about absolute health is known as Naishthiki Chikitsa. The term Swasthasyorjskar Chikitsa is the Urjaskar therapy for Swastha Person. A medically fit (Arogya) person who achieve well being (Sukhayu) by following its tools and educative measures, should seek for promoted status of excellence of health or health plus. For this Swasthasyorjskar chikitsa is prescribed. When a person achieve maintenance of excellent status of health then only he can aspire for the absolute health status i.e. Nihshesh dukhnivritti through Yoga and Naishthiki chikitsa. Hence in Charak Samhita there is prescribed the provision of Swathasyorjaskar Chikitsa for healthy one also.
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Lifestyle disorders are the diseases linked with one’s lifestyle. Nowadays, lifestyle disorders are becoming more widespread and affecting a majority of the population and posing a huge public health threat around the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), lifestyle disorder is a subgroup of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and accounts for around 71 percent of all deaths worldwide. Lifestyle disorders are caused mostly by poor diet and lack of physical activity. Distracting the people from physical exercise and their attraction towards sedentary lifestyle can lead to a variety of health problems including chronic non-communicable diseases with life-threatening issues. Hypertension, diabetes, PCOS, cancer, arthritis, obesity, insomnia, depression are the diseases which can be taken under lifestyle disorders. Ayurveda, science of life, aims in fundamental goal of maintaining health of healthy people and treatment of disease in sick one’s. To sustain a healthy and joyful life (Hitaayu & Sukhaayu), Ayurveda has a number of different principles and regimens including Ahara and Vihar (dietary habits and daily routine), Dinacharya (daily regimen), Ratricharya (night regimen), Ritucharya (seasonal regimen), Panchkarma (five detoxification and bio-purification therapies), Rasayana (rejuvenation), Sadvritta paalan (ideal habits) and Aachara Rasayana (code of conduct). Hence, lifestyle disorders can be well managed through Ayurveda by adopting its different principles and regimens.
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Background: Rasashastra needs to be upgraded using the technological advances, with regards to drugprocessing, development and therapeutics. The potential of Rasaaushadhis need to be explored by subjecting them against newer life threatening diseases like cancer where contemporary medicine haslimitations. Abhrak Bhasma, one of the drugs of Rasashastra, has some peculiar attributes. According toclassical Rasashastra texts, Shataputi Abhrak Bhasma is regarded as a Rasayan, whose efficacy is in directproportion to the number of Putas. Thus increasing number of Putas not only has a significant effect onthe physical, analytical aspects but also the therapeutic effect of the Abhrak Bhasma.Objectives: To screen in vitro anticancer activity of Abhrak Bhasma at various stages of Putas (20, 50, 100).To evaluate and thus validate the principle from classical Rasashastra texts, which explains direct relationof number of Putas with therapeutic efficacy.Materials and methods: Shataputi Abhrak Bhasma, at various stages of its preparation was subjected toin vitro anticancer activity on three different cancer cell lines (LungHOP62, LeukemiaU937, ProstateDU145) at Tata Memorial Centre- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research Education in Cancer, NaviMumbai. SRB assay was followed to evaluate the anti-proliferative activity.Results: It was found that Abhrak Bhasma shows concentration dependent positive in vitro anticanceractivity on all three cell lines with highly significant activity on prostate cancer cell lines. Anticanceractivity of Abhrak Bhasma is in the order 100 Puti > 50 Puti > 20 Puti. Shataputi Abhrak Bhasma hadmaximum activity on prostate cancer cell lines almost equivalent to positive control drug adriamycin.Conclusion: The in vitro anticancer activity of Shataputi Abhrak Bhasma increases with increasing numberof Putas, thus revalidating the direct relation between number of Putas and efficacy of the drug.© 2017 Transdisciplinary University, Bangalore and World Ayurveda Foundation. Publishing Services byElsevier B.V
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Shatavari, Asparagus racemosus is one of the most important herbal drugs used by Ayurvedic Vaidyas since ancient days. The drug is having wide range of therapeutic activity and mentioned as a Rasayan by ancient Ayurvedic texts. The main part used by Ayurvedic doctors is a root. It is mentioned as a tonic and having lactogenic function. Shatavari has also been successfully used by several Ayurvedic practitioners for Nervine disorders, Acid peptic diseases, certain infectious diseases and as a immunomodulant. Main use of this drug is in female disorders specially as a galactagogue and several menstrual disorders. Scientific fraternity is working on this drug at multidimensional level to prove this drug as a potent medicinal drug in multiple disorders. Various scientific studies are proved that this drug worked as a potent antitussive, antineoplastic, galactologue, antidiarroheal, and as immunomodulant. The main focus of this article is to review the scientific studies done on A.racemsosus mainly on its phytochemistry, pharmacology, therapeutic uses mentioned in both modern sciences as well as in ancient Ayurvedic texts. Additional attempt is made to find the clinical studies done on A.racemosus. The present review article includes the detailed scientific exploration of root extract of A.racemsosus in systematic way so that it can highlight future research prospects of this famous and commercially useful drug.