#AyurvaidWay: Benefits of Swarna Bindu Prashan

Hello I am Dr Aswathi from Apollo AyurVAID, New Delhi. Today I am here to speak about Swarna Bindu prashana an ancient ayurvedic remedy for improving children's immunity. Swarna Bindu means gold as a drop form and prashan means intake, give orally. So Swarna Bindu prashana is the practice of giving gold as a medicinal form to children. It helps in improving their intelligence, memory power, physical strength, stamina, metabolism etc. Kashyapa Samhita is an old Ayurvedic textbook which deals with Ayurvedic paediatrics. So in this textbook we can find detailed reference about how gold is purified to make the form of Swarna bhasma which is very safe and effective to consume. This Swarna bhasma is then titrated with honey, ghee and some water to make into a droplet drop form, so that it can be easily consumed by children. Many research studies has also been conducted about this practice which also supports the safety and efficacy of using this nanoparticles of gold to children. Ayurveda recommends giving swarnaprasha from birth itself to newborn babies itself and up to 16 years of age we can give this Swarna Bindu prashana to our children. It can be given for one month continuously or up to 3 months or 6 months depending upon the need/ It is also advised to start this practice on Pushya Nakshatra day, it is an auspicious day that comes every month. This also helps to address poor focus in children, low memory power, hyperactivity, any issues with digestion or frequent cough, cold, infection like that it is very helpful in dealing with childhood ailments. Under proper guidance of an Ayurvedic physician Swarna Bindu prashan can turn into an excellent Health Care program for children. Thank you.