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rasayanas

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rasayanas (rä·säˑ·yä·näs),
n.pl Ayurvedic herbal preparations used to promote general health and well-being by increasing disease resistance, stimulating tissue repair mechanisms, and slowing the aging process.


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Aging brings dramatic and negative changes in our lives and a group of rejuvenating herbs and minerals named in Sanskrit Rasayanas or vitalizers were purposefully used in Indo-Tibctan medicine to address aging as a medical condition, "Dr.
PREPARATION: The main part of Ayurveda Medicine is Herbal Tonics or Rasayanas which are prepared according to the Vedic traditional standards practiced in ancient times.
Three forms of rasayanas are provided: nutritional-dietary (Ajasrika rasayana) is taken regularly with food as nutrition; Kamya rasayana (health promoter) is indicated to improve vigor, vitality and positive thinking, and Naimittika rasayana is provided to combat a particular disease or ailment.
 
 
 
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