HEALTH BENEFITS OF NATURAL NUTRIENTS: AYURVEDA DRAVYA AS NUTRACEUTICALS
Dr. Rahul Kumar Gupta*, Dr. Pradeep Soni, Dr. Rohit Singh, Dr. Jitendra Shrivastava, Dr. Pawan Rajput
ABSTRACT
Nutraceuticals are the nutritional supplement that offers natural physiological benefits and reduces risk of diseases related to nutritional deficiency. Generally nutraceuticals are bioactive materials help to maintain nutritional balances and now a day’s nutraceuticals acquired great market place globally. Classically they are recommended to improve quality of life as complementary or alternative products. The basis towards the uses of nutraceuticals resides around the traditional knowledge of Ayurveda. The traditionally used nutraceuticals involves; Chyavanprash, Brahma Rasayana, Phala Ghrita, Arjuna Ksheerpak, Shatavari Ghrita and Rasona Ksheerpaka. These all nutraceuticals offers health benefits such as; prevention of respiratory disorders, mental strength, sexual empowerment, cardioprotection, maintenance of hormonal regulation in female and improvement in physical strength. Nutraceuticals also recommended in some specific disease conditions. This article emphasized ayurveda perspective of nutraceuticals.
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