Medicinal Plants in Rasayana Drugs, their Active Ingredients and Reported Biological Activities: an Overview

Authors: Thamizhselvam N* and Swamy GK

Volume 4, Issue 1

Abstract

Rasayana Therapy is one of the important branches of Ayurveda Medicine stream, deals with preservation and promotion of health with youthness. Rasayana therapy is holistic one comprising of rejuvenation, anti-ageing, immuno modulatory, neuro protective and revitalizing the complete metabolism. The present article intends to brief about the various medicinal plants used in the Rasayana therapy, their active ingredients and the scientific studies carried out on them with reference to their biological activities. Even though the modern studies documented the biological properties of the individual plants or their extracts, the finding of suitable model system for understanding the core scientific concepts of Rasayana therapy on modern aspects is still not much explored.

Keywords: Rasayana Therapy; Medicinal Plants; Biological Activities; Active Compounds

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