Ayurvedic herbs for anti aging

The Skin aging is described as a consequence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The most common visible signs of skin aging are wrinkles.Modern research trends mainly revolve around principles of anti-aging activity described in Ayurveda: Vayasthapana (age defying), Varnya (brighten skin-glow), Sandhaniya (cell regeneration), Vranaropana (healing), Tvachya (nurturing), Shothahara (anti-inflammatory), Tvachagnivardhani (strengthening skin metabolism) and Tvagrasayana (retarding aging).Medicinal plants with antiaging properties are the following :-

llium cepa (onion; pyaaz), A. sativum (garlic; lahsuna), Aloe vera (Indian aloe, true aloe, medicinal aloe, Chinese aloe; ghritkumari), Camellia sinensis (green tea; chai), Cinnamomum verum (cinnamon; dal chini), C. tamala (Malabar leaf; tejpat), Curcuma longa (turmeric; haridra, haldar, haldi), Emblica officinalis (Indian gooseberry; amlaki), Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice; yashtimadhu, mulethi), Ocimum sanctum (holy basil; tulsi), Terminalia bellerica (beleric, bastard myrobalank; behda), Tinospora cordifolia (heart-leaved moonseed; guduchi), Trigonella foenum-graecum (fenugreek; methi), and Zingiber officinalis (ginger; adarak).

“Rasayan Chikitsa” (Rasa = vital + Ayana = nourishment; chikitsa = treatment) is an important branch of ayurveda that deals with revitalization and rejuvenation in a holistic manner to slow aging and also to cure certain diseases. Sharangdhar in sixteenth century AD described Rasayanas as “Jaravyadhi Vinasanam” which literal means checking the advancement of age (Jara = age) as well as destroyer (Vinasanam = destruction) of disease (Vyadhi = disease;)