Rejuvenation in Ayurveda

Rasayana is the method of disease prevention and life extension in Ayurveda, to strengthen the body and mind after the doshas have been eliminated or balanced. Although it can be used during the treatment of a disease, the best results are obtained when the body has been purified of ama (wastes), and the patient has undergone either shamana chikitsa (balancing therapy) or pancha karma (purification).

Vata Rasayana
Ashwagandha root 3 parts 
Shatavari root 3 parts 
Brahmi herb 2 parts 
Gokshura root 2 parts 
Bala root 2 parts 
Jatamamsi root 2 parts 
Licorice root 1 part 

Rx: 3-5 g of the powdered herb, taken with honey and ghee, twice daily

Pitta Rasayana 
Amalaki fruit 3 parts 
Shatavari root 3 parts 
Gotu Kola herb 3 parts 
Bhringaraj herb 2 parts 
Guduchi vine 2 parts 
Sandalwood bark 1 part 
Licorice root 1 part 

Rx: 3-5 g of the powdered herb, taken with ghee, twice daily

Kapha Rasayana 
Bibhitaki fruit 3 parts 
Guduchi vine 3 parts 
Guggulu resin 2 parts 
Arjuna bark 2 parts 
Fenugreek seed 2 parts 
Cardamom seed 1 part 
Black Pepper fruit 1 part 

Rx: 3-5 g of the powdered herb, taken with honey, twice daily 

Pancha maha bhoota theory

These five elements are:

or Akasha 
Air or Vayu 
Fire or Tejas 
Water or Apa 
Earth or Prithvi

Likewise other elements too were intended by the ancient vaidyas (physicians) to communicate the essential universal principle inherent in a particular element. By fire we mean the universal force in nature that produces heat and radiates light; it is our passion to pursue despite obstacles and delays; it is what burns away the cloak of ignorance (avidya) and allows the Truth to shine with brilliance. Fire removes doubt from the mother-substance of human heart and replaces it with joy. Air is that transparent, rarefied, kinetic force which sets the universe in motion; it moves the blood through the vessels, wastes from the body, thoughts through the mind; it moves the birds to warmer climates in winter, it moves the planets around their suns. Space is the subtlest of all elements which is everywhere and touches everything; in the mind it is the vessel which receives all impressions, in the heart space accepts love; space is receptivity and non-resistance to what is true.

Within a single living cell the earth element predominates by giving structure to the cell. The water element is present in the cytoplasm or the liquid within the cell membrane. The fire element regulates the metabolic processes regulating the cell. While the air element predominates the gases therein. The space occupied by the cell denoting the last of the elements.