Dr Vijayalaxmi S Kamatar

Ayurveda was introduced to the earth so that man could live a long and healthy lifespan and achieve Purushartha Chatushtaya i.e Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. For this purpose, Ayurveda being life science contains 8 principle branches namely Kaya Chikitsa (General Medicine), Kaumarabhritya (Paediatrics), Bhutavidya/ Griha Chikitsa (Psychiatry), Shalakya tantra (Ophthalmology and ENT), Shalyatantra (Surgery), Agada Tantra (Clinical Toxicology), Rasayana Tantra (Rejuvenation Therapy) and Vajikarana Tantra (Aphrodisiac Therapy). Among these, Rasayana Tantra is solely concerned to preserve youth and combat complications and diseases associated with vriddhavastha (old age). As the incidence of elderly people is rising in the population…