लिह्यान्मधुघृतोपेता हेमदधात्रीरजो अथवा ॥
स्वर्ण , वच ब्राह्मी, स्वर्णमाक्षिक और हरड़ का अथवा स्वर्ण और आंवले का सूक्ष्म चूर्ण करके मधु और घृत के साथ चटावें ।
अष्टांग हृदय के उत्तर स्थान मे बालोपचारणीय अध्याय मे वर्णित यह श्लोक बच्चों मे रोग से लड़ने की शकित प्रदान करता है और भविष्य मे वे किसी घातक रोग से लड़ने के लिये तैयार हो जाते हैं ।
- SWARNA BINDU PRASHANA
INTRODUCTION
Ayurveda is known for it’s own specialties. Today the whole world is affected withdifferent diseases. Modern medicines fail to treat the patients satisfactorily inspite of many researches and latest technologies because of their hazardous side effects AYURVEDA the science of life, provides many other alternative ways to tackle with such disorders successfully. Not only treating unhealthy individuals, Ayurveda mainly helps to maintain the healthy state of mind and body. Ayurveda holds good even today though it was written thousands of years ago. Ayurveda explains SWARNA BINDU PRASHANA while Modern medicine explains about vaccines. Vaccines produce immunity against specific diseases where as swarna bindu prashana produces non specific immunity along with many other effects.
References
“AAMATHYAA MADHU SARPIBHYAM LEHAYET KANAKAM SHISHUHU
SUWARNAPRASHANAM HYETANMEDAGNI BALAVARDHANAM
AYUSHYAM MANGALAM PUNYAM VRUSHYAM VARNYAM GRAHAPAHAM
MAASAT PARAMA MEDHAVI VYADHIBHIR NA CHA GHRUSHYATE
SHADBHIR MAASAIHI SHRUTADHARAH SUVARNAPRASHANAD BHAVET”.
Ka. Su. 18/ 4-5
This reference gives us the idea about
What are the ingredients used for Swarna bindu prashana?
What is their importance?
To whom it should be done?
For what period it should be done?
What are its effects?
Ingredients Of Swarna Bindu Prashana
Swarna bindu prashana contains three ingredients.
A ) Suddha medhya aushadhi siddha ghruta.
B ) Shuddha swarna bhasma.
C) Shuddha madhu.
IMPORTANCE OF SHUDDHA MADHU
Madhu is collection of pollen grains by bees. Inday today life it is observed that pollen grains acquire a great percentage in producing allergic reactions leading to many diseases.
The main reason for using madhu in Swarna bindu prashana is that when madhu is administered in low doses in childhood itself then child gradually develops resistance for allergens and it remains unaffected by allergens.
IMPORTANCE OF SHUDDHA SWARNA BHASMA
Suvarna is one of the shreshta medhya dravyas explained in ayurveda. Kashyapacharya in lehana vidhi adhyaya explains that suvarna should be used in lehana karma. As suvarna is a metal’ it can’t be administered directly. So suvarna is made into bhasma and used. This suvarna bhasma is laghu gunatmaka, easy for absorption and assimilation.It is also medha vardhaka.When it is administered in very low doses for a particular time it is known to potentiate the memory power along with immunity.
IMPORTANCE OF SHUDDHA MEDHYAUSHADHI SIDDHA GHRUTA
Ghruta has the unique property of acquiring the gunas of dravyas which are added to it. Medhyaushadhis like manduka parni, brahmi, guducchi , yashtimadhu, vacha etc are added to ghruta and according to the procedure it is prepared. This ghruta is useful in potentiating the mental ability.
According to ayurveda ( A.SAM. SU virudhannapaneeya adhyaya):
Ghruta and madhu mixed in equal quantity acts as visha. This same theory is used in Swarna bindu prashana. Madhu and ghruta in equal doses is given at regular intervals. This develops resistance in the body for any type of visha. In other words it produces immunity.
To whom it should be done?
It can be done only in children below the age of 5 years. Because during this period only the brain growth is maximum.
For what period it should be done?
It should be done minimum for 6 months to 1 year.
What are its effects?
By swarna prashana child develops medha (mental ability), agni (digestive power), bala, aayu vardhana, it is also mangalakara, punya, vrushya, varnya, ghuha baadha nashaka. If swarna prashana is done for 1 month then child will be parama medhavi, remains unaffected by vyadhi. If done for 6 months then child will be shruta dhara ( remembers what he hears) - swarna bhasma in a dose of 10mg with honey/ghee on the third day of birth should be given.It can be given for 1-2 weeks.or it may be given as single dose.It works as Ayurvedic immunization and really gives wonderful immunity to kids.
- Swaarnaprana is of great help for mental sas well as physical growth of children.
I myself practice suvarnaprashana.
Use suvarnavarka(patra) not suvarna bhasma as its difficult to adjust the dose.
You can refer kashap samhita lehadhaya.
Can be started from the age of 4mths till 5yrs as in this age the growth of brain is at peak level.
Drugs used
Swarna varka to be triturated with vacha churna,this to be added to Brahmi ghrut mixed with madhu.
it should be prepared freshly every time.
To be given during pushya nakshatra in every month.
