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AYURVEDA PERSPECTIVES ON IMMUNOMODULATION IN CHILDREN
Dr. Puja Arunrao Gawande*
ABSTRACT
Balyawastha is a very crucial period of the development as it is a phase of physical mental and emotional development of child. Children being vulnerable group are easily exposed to various pathogens and affected badly and this early exposure can affect whole life and sometime results in chronic disorders, so development of strong immune system is a need of hour. Due to increasing rate of occurrence of infectious diseases like covid- 19 it is necessary to increase resistance towards disease and for that immunomodulators are considered as one of the most potent tool. According to Ayurveda Vyadhikshamatva is nothing but the ability for vyadhibala virodhitwam (to antagonize the virulence of disease) and vyadhi pratibandhakatvam (for prevention of disease). For vyadhikshamatva balance between Tejas (metabolic activity at cellular level) Ojas (immune form at cellular level) and Prana (flow of communication) is required. In Ayurvedic practice objective of immune enhancement is achieved through the use of Rasayan and Keywords: Immunomodulators, Vyadhikshamatva, Rasayan, Lehan, Swarna prashan. [Download Article] [Download Certifiate] |