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Medhya rasayan

CONTENTSo Rasayana Derivationo Defination of Rasayanao Need of Rasayan o Classificationo Concept of medhao How medhya dravya works

o Medhya Rasayan IN Charak Samhita Susrut Samhita Astang Hridya Astang Samgrha

o Conclusion

RASAYANA DERIVATION UxÉÉÌS kÉÉiÉÑlÉÉÇ ArÉlÉqÉç UxÉÉrÉlÉqÉç UxÉÉÌSkÉÉiÉÑ AmrÉrÉlÉÇ UxÉÉrÉlÉqÉç -

Rasayana is of two words i.e. Rasa +Ayana Which means nourishing or mainating the equilibrium status of Dhatus viz. Rasa, Rakta etc. in the body.

RASAYANA DEFINITION OF RASAYANA

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Classification Acc. to prayoga bheda:- MÑüÌOûmÉëÉuÉåÍvÉMü. uÉÉiÉÉiÉÌmÉMü (xÉÑrÉïqÉÂiÉÉ UxÉÉrÉlÉ)

Acc. to bheshja bheda:-

SìurÉpÉÔiÉ UxÉÉrÉlÉ (WûËUiÉÌMü, AÉqÉsÉÌMü, ÌmÉmmÉÍsÉ)

ASìurÉpÉÔiÉ UxÉÉrÉlÉ (AÉcÉÉU UxÉrÉlÉ, rÉqÉÌlÉrÉqÉÉÌS, rÉÉåaÉprÉÉxÉ)

Acc. to Prayojana bheda:-

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AÉeÉÍxÉëM Ç ¤ÉÏUbÉ×iÉÉprÉÉxÉÉÌSMüqÉç ||

o Acc. to Effect bheda:-

SamshodanaSamshamana

CONCEPT OF MEDHA –

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MEDHYA –

rÉ²É qÉåkÉÉÇ AWïûÌiÉ CÌiÉ qÉåkrÉqÉç |zÉoS MüsmÉSìÓqÉ

qÉåkÉÉrÉ ÌWûiÉ: rÉiÉç iÉiÉç.. | zÉoSxiÉÉåqÉ qÉWûÌlÉÍkÉ

Any substance or activity which promotes mental competence.

Any thing which is beneficial for medha

HOW MEDHYA DRAVYA WORKS

The drugs which are used for this work according to virya bheda :oUshnaviryaoSheetavirya .

o .Ushnavirya :- Ushnavirya drugs act by stimulating Pachaka,sadhaka ,alochaka pitta & reduces avarana of satva & raja by Tamas & does Srotoshodhana action at the level of Manovaha & Rasovahasrotas.By above its action it improves the Grahana & Smarana

oSheetavirya:- Sheetavirya drugs act by increasing nourishment to the neuronal matter of brainVia Tarpaka & Avalambaka kapha .By this action it improves dharana( retention ).

MEDHYA RASAYAN IN SAMHITAS

o Charak Samhita Eindra Rasayan Mandookparni Swaras Yasthimadhu Churna Amrita Swaras Shankhpushpi Kalk

o Susrut Samhita Svetavalgunja Yoga Mandukparni Yoga Brahmi Yoga Brahmi Ghrta Vacha Yoga

Bilva Yoga Suvarna Yoga Medhkara Gana:-

Continous Study,Engaging in Database, Studying other science,and Devotion to the preceptors of those science

Aerand Oil Gomutra

o Astang SamgrahaMandukparni YogaShankhpushpi YogaPaneraravinda GhrataCatuskvvalaya GhrataBrahmyadi Ghrata

o Astang HridyaMandukparni YogaShankhpushpi YogaYastimadhu YogaGuduchi YogaBhallatakHaritki

CONCLUSION Other than these dravya mentioned by

our acharyas for improving the MEDHA the activities like Continuous Study i.e. Satat Aadhyana etc. also increases MEDHA.

RESEARCH WORKSo A study on the effect of shankapushpi

compound and satvavajaya chikitsa in chittodwega – sanjiv kalra

o A study on kooshmandavaleha in rajayakshma- sowmya- GAMC

o A study on effect of medhya rasayana in school going children- kadam abhijeet ashok- SDMCA&H

o A comparative study on kashmarya and kushmanda w.s.r. to its MEDHYA EFFECT

o Medhya rasayan in ayurveda by Dr. R. kulkarni