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Author(s): Neha Ghritlahre, Mukta Bariha, Sonia singh, Lowkesh Chandravanshi, Satyawati Rathia, Prashant Kumar Gupta, Nagendra Singh Chauhan

Email(s): chauhan.nagendra@gmail.com

Address: Dept. of Kaumarabhritya, Shri Narayan Prashad Awasthi Government Ayurved College Raipur, C.G., India.
Dept. of Kaumarabhritya, All India Institute of Ayurveda, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi, India.
Drugs Testing Laboratory Avam Anusandhan Kendra, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
*Corresponding Author: chauhan.nagendra@gmail.com

Published In:   Volume - 38,      Issue - 1,     Year - 2025

DOI: 10.52228/JRUB.2025-38-1-5  

ABSTRACT:
In Ayurveda Varna, is considered as marker of good health. The Varna is a parameter useful for healthy and glowing skin. It is influenced by a several circumstances before and after birth. In Ayurveda classics Acharyas mentioned about various factors like Panchmahabhuta, Dosha, Dhatu, Ahara, Agni, genes, are responsible for different varna. The effective and unique concept about beauty in Ayurveda has steered to the exposure of Ayur-cosmaceuticals. The concept of prabha,varna, chhaya described in Ayurveda are inborn being of beauty. A Sanskrit term varna meaning outer appearance, shape, figure, texture of thes kin. Chhaya is the organization whichlimitprabha and varna and it highlight to the complexion. Thus, anything which carries beauty and softness and rejuvenates and maintain the natural texture and tone of the skin along with multiplication of glow, lustre and complexion is known as Varnya. In modern science term Varnya is corelated with term complexion. In human’scomplexion can be described as the natural colour, appearance of the skin, texture especially of the face. A person’s complexion is a biological trait. Melanin is a biological pigment which is mainly responsible for in the tone. Few factors are responsible for colour of the skin apart from melanin pigments are as nutritional, environment and developmental status of granular layer, absorption coefficient of the dermis and epidermis, reflection coefficient of skin surface, content of UV light absorbing component, thickness of overlaying tissue, amongst them melanin is the major determinant of colour and which depends upon racial, ethnic difference, number of melanin, size ,shape, distribution and degradation of melanin. In Ayurveda, Kashyap Samhita is one of the ancient literatures, where a Lehana based unique concept of Swarnaprashan which is prepared with Swarna Bhasma (incinerated gold), Madhu (honey), Ghrita isdescribed. Acharya Kashyap explained benefits of administration of Swarnaprashan is medhavardhak (intellect), agnivardhak(digestion and metabolism), balvardhanam (physical strength), ayuvardhak(longevity), mangalkarak (auspicious), purnyakarak(righteous), vrishyam(aphrodisiac), varnyam(complexion), grahapaham (protection from evil spirits and microorganisms). This review is an effort to research the mode of action of Swarnaprashan in Varnya(complexion) according to Ayurveda and contemporary science.

Cite this article:
Ghritlahre, Bariha, singh, Chandravanshi, Rathia, Gupta, and Chauhan (2025). Explore the mode of action of Swarnaprashana in Varnya (complexion). Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-B: Science), 38(1), pp. 67-79. DOI:DOI: https://doi.org/10.52228/JRUB.2025-38-1-5


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