Rejuvenating
Agents
Description
Prevention of diseases and preservation as well as
promotion of positive health is emphasized in traditional
medical practices. These measures are called rasayana
or rejuvenation of body and mind. These tonics promote
the power of body resistance. Any of the following
remedies can be used for this purpose:
1. Centella asiatica: take six teaspoonfuls
(30 ml.) of the juice of this herb in the morning on
empty stomach by adding jaggery sugar or honey.
2. Emblica officinalis: take one teaspoonful (5 g.)
of the powder of this plant (fruit) in the morning with
milk.
3. Withania somnifera: take three teaspoonfuls (15 g.)
of the root powder of this plant and boil with one cup
of water and one cup of milk till one cup remains. Then
strain out the powder and take the milk by adding sugar
early in the morning.
4. Asparagus racemosus: take one cup of the milk boiled
with the root powder of this as mentioned above.
5. Terminalia chebula: take one teaspoonful of the powder
of the fruit pulp this tree once in the morning by adding
the following (in equal quantity) in different seasons:
(a) jaggery in summer;
(b) rock-salt in rainy season;
(c) Sugar in autumn;
(d) Ginger powder in early winter;
(e) Long pepper powder in late winter;
(f) Honey in spring.
Diet
and Regimens
Proper diet, sleep and attending to the call of nature
are the three pillars of good health. Wholesome food
should be taken in time and only after the previous
meal is digested. Cows' milk and honey are very good
for health. Taking salt in excess is not good. Freshly
prepared food should be taken and stale as well as contaminated
food should be avoided. An individual should go to bed
early and rise early in the morning. Immediately after
getting up from bed, a glass of water (preferably collected
the previous evening and stored in earthen or copper
vessels) should be taken. Sleep during day time (except
in summer) is prohibited, Going to latrine regularly
is essential. For proper evacuation plenty of leafy
vegetables and fruit should be eaten. Early attention
s to be paid to diseases and should not wait for the
diseases to take a serious turn. Mental peace is essential
for good health. An individual's conduct should be harmonious
with the society.
