Open AccessEvaluation of antioxidant potential of Rasayana drugs in healthy human volunteers
Author(s) -
Vaishali Kuchewar,
Mangal A Borkar,
Milind Nisargandha
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
ayu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-9382
pISSN - 0974-8520
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8520.141919
Subject(s) - malondialdehyde , tinospora cordifolia , oxidative stress , medicine , traditional medicine , antioxidant , superoxide dismutase , placebo group , placebo , chemistry , biochemistry , alternative medicine , pathology
It is increasingly being realized that many of today's diseases are due to "oxidative stress" that results from an imbalance between formation and neutralization of free radicals. Rasayana Chikitsa is a unique branch of Ayurveda. The word Rasayana means the way for attaining excellent Rasadi Dhatus. Several medicinal plants have been described as Rasayanas in Ayurveda. Ashwagandha and Guduchi are the best among the Rasayanas described by Charaka.