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Swarna Prashana – faith in the embrace of research

  • Shruti Verma , Satyawati Rathia , Lowkesh Chandravanshi and Prashant Kumar Gupta ORCID logo EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: November 11, 2021
Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine
From the journal Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine Volume 19 Issue 2

Abstract

Childhood needs diverse nutritional requirements. Poor appetite, lifestyle changes, and poor digestion affects child immunity and make them prone to diseases. Kaumarabhritya, a branch of Ayurveda which deals in child and adolescent health care, has a unique concept of Swarna Prashana (SP) to promote generalized immunity and intellect. SP is commonly recommended to children between 0 and 12 years of age and given as a general health promoter to improve intellect, digestion, strength, immunity, longevity, and complexion. Multiple benefits of SP are mentioned in different Samhitas which needs to be explored on scientific background. Authors have highlighted content variabilities, plausible mechanisms, research tasks and potentials, lacunae, and future prospects about SP. This manuscript is a spotlight on current social, clinical, marketing, and scientific information of Swarna Prashana. SP can be a cost-effective, safe, infrastructure compatible, and prevention-centric approach to improve children’s overall health status and has the potential to serve as a positive health care program for children.

Keywords: Ayurveda; immunomodulation; nootropics; Swarna Bhasma ; Swarna Prashana
Corresponding author: Dr. Prashant Kumar Gupta, Department of Kaumarabhritya, Shri NPA Govt Ayurved College, Raipur, CG, India, Phone: 9990988860, E-mail:

  1. Research funding: None declared.

  2. Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.

  3. Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.

  4. Informed consent: Not applicable.

  5. Ethical approval: Not applicable.

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Received: 2021-08-30
Accepted: 2021-10-24
Published Online: 2021-11-11

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https://doi.org/10.1515/jcim-2021-0394
Keywords for this article
Ayurveda; immunomodulation; nootropics; Swarna Bhasma; Swarna Prashana

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