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Abstract

Rasayana therapy is an important speciality of Ashtang Ayurveda. Through Rasayana is compared with the discipline of geriatrics its applicability is not limited to the problems of ageing and aged people. Rasayana is a much more broad based science dealing with nutritive, preventive and curative aspect from paediatrics to geriatric part of life. Thus this therapy is compressive approach of positive health medicine, based on the doctrines of Ayurveda to saleability and sickness. Mechanism of action Rasayana can be understood at the level of rasa, Agni and srotasa.it can be analysed in modern medical science by super oxide dismutase (SOD) and free radicles.