Concept of Beauty and Ayurveda Medicine

Hazra, Jayram; P, Ashok Kumar

doi:10.4172/2155-9554.1000178

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“…Within this modern era of technology and globalization, it is quite surprising to find a shift in consumer preference from chemical based synthetic products to more natural or "green" products. This could perhaps be explained by the increasing concerns of side effects that are associated with chemical products (Hazra and Panda, 2013). However, due to a recent increase in the global demand for active plant ingredients within the medical and cosmetic industries, medicinal plant species are now experiencing severe mass exploitation which may ultimately lead to their extinction.…”

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UPLC-HRMS Analysis Revealed the Differential Accumulation of Antioxidant and Anti-Aging Lignans and Neolignans in In Vitro Cultures of Linum usitatissimum L

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Over the last few decades, methods relating to plant tissue culture have become prevalent within the cosmetic industry. Forecasts predict the cosmetic industry to grow to an annual turnover of around a few hundred billion US dollars. Here we focused on Linum usitatissimum L., a plant that is well-known for its potent cosmetic properties. Following the a) establishment of cell cultures from three distinct initial explant origins (root, hypocotyl, and cotyledon) and b) selection of optimal hormonal concentrations, two in vitro systems (callus vs cell suspensions) were subjected to different light conditions. Phytochemical analysis by UPLC-HRMS not only confirmed high (neo)lignan accumulation capacity of this species with high concentrations of seven newly described (neo)lignans. Evaluation over 30 days revealed strong variations between the two different in vitro systems cultivated under light or dark, in terms of their growth kinetics and phytochemical composition. Additionally, antioxidant (i.e. four different in vitro assays based on hydrogen-atom transfer or electron transfer mechanism) and anti-aging (i.e. four in vitro inhibition potential of the skin remodeling enzymes: elastase, hyaluronidase, collagenase and tyrosinase) properties were evaluated for the two different in vitro systems cultivated under light or dark. A prominent hydrogenatom transfer antioxidant mechanism was illustrated by the DPPH and ABTS assays. Potent tyrosinase and elastase inhibitory activities were also observed, which was strongly influenced by the in vitro system and light conditions. Statistical treatments of the data showed relationship of some (neo)lignans with these biological activities. These results confirmed the accumulation of flax (neo)lignans in different in vitro systems that were subjected to distinct light conditions. Furthermore, we showed the importance of optimizing these parameters for specific applications within the cosmetic industry.

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UPLC-HRMS Analysis Revealed the Differential Accumulation of Antioxidant and Anti-Aging Lignans and Neolignans in In Vitro Cultures of Linum usitatissimum L

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“…In India, traditional knowledge has a rich history with widespread application in diverse fields of agriculture, environment protection, medicine and beauty (Banerjee, 2009). As discussed in the Charak Samhita, an ancient text, since centuries, Indian communities have been using herbs, plants and plant products for beautification and health maintenance (Dwivedi & Holkar, 2007; Hazra & Panda, 2013). Although the ingredients of Ayurvedic products are resourced from nature (plants, animals and minerals), the final form of products are a mix of nature (natural ingredients) and culture (procedures and rituals regarding the appropriate use, application and form of these products) (Abraham, 2009).…”

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“…The text has classified numerous herbs as cosmetic drugs that are used to enhance and protect beauty. In Ayurveda, ‘Ayu’ means life and ‘Veda’ means science (Hazra & Panda, 2013). It is the form of the traditional knowledge system that has a strong philosophical basis in India.…”

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Knowledge Generation for Innovation in Ayurvedic Cosmetics MSMEs: Investigating Entrepreneur’s Cultural and Symbolic Capital

Baghel¹,

Parthasarathy²

2019

Science, Technology and Society

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This article addresses links between entrepreneurs’ cultural and symbolic capital and their practices of knowledge generation for innovation. Through an ethnographic study of four Ayurvedic cosmetics manufacturing MSMEs in Mumbai, we argue that innovation in cosmetics MSMEs is the result of conversion of cultural capital into symbolic capital that in turn converts into economic capital. The study shows that Ayurveda knowledge resides in the entrepreneur’s family tradition and mostly transfers in a tacit form. The entrepreneurs’ acquisition of symbolic capital intertwines with the discourse of ‘sustainable development’, which makes ‘natural’ fashionable and ‘traditional’ knowledge prestigious. Within this discourse, Ayurveda knowledge acquires symbolic value which makes entrepreneurs’ cultural knowledge valuable and legitimate. The analyses of representative cases show how cultural capital and symbolic capital impact acquisition of knowledge in ways that facilitate entrepreneurs to attain legitimacy through innovations. We argue that appropriation of different forms of capital by entrepreneurs reinforces the beauty field’s normative structure which in turn facilitates knowledge generation for innovation in cosmetics MSMEs.

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“…According to Drugs and Cosmetics Act (India) 1940, cosmetics are defined as, any substance intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or in any way applied to human body for cleansing, beautifying and promoting attractiveness 6 . Ayurvediya concept of beauty and cosmetics started from the inheritance and pursuance of ideal life style i.e Dinacharya, Ratricharya, Ritucharya with the use of herbo-metallic preperations.…”

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A Conceptual Approach to Beauty Care in Ayurveda: A Review

Anand¹,

Ramamurthy²,

Sharma³

2016

Int. J. Res. Ayurveda Pharm.

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The literary meaning of Saundarya is Beauty. Many authors and poets have described Saundarya in their own ways. In the present era, the meaning of Saundarya is beautiful features, some think of beauty as beautiful personality, deep blue eyes, dark eyes, long black hair, fair skin and so on. But Saundarya in Ayurveda is one of the aspects of healthy person. Saundarya comes naturally to a person who is healthy according to Ayurveda, as it is defined as one of the outcomes of Sukhayu (longevity). Beauty consciousness and the knowledge of application of herbs, minerals and animals products are as old phenomena as the human existence. Beauty of person gives a profound experience of pleasure and satisfaction. Ayurveda unites the concept of beauty with the involvement of mental and spiritual well being of human body. Ayurveda determines beauty by the assessment of some factors like prakriti (Body constitution), samhanana (compactness of body), twak (skin completion), sara (structural predominance), pramana (measurement) and dirghayu lakshana (symptoms of long life). So the present article aims to derive the possible ways of Saundarya prasadana (enhancement of beauty) through the principles of swasthya prapti as told in Ayurveda.

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Concept of Beauty and Ayurveda Medicine

Cited by 20 publications

References 3 publications

UPLC-HRMS Analysis Revealed the Differential Accumulation of Antioxidant and Anti-Aging Lignans and Neolignans in In Vitro Cultures of Linum usitatissimum L

UPLC-HRMS Analysis Revealed the Differential Accumulation of Antioxidant and Anti-Aging Lignans and Neolignans in In Vitro Cultures of Linum usitatissimum L

Knowledge Generation for Innovation in Ayurvedic Cosmetics MSMEs: Investigating Entrepreneur’s Cultural and Symbolic Capital

A Conceptual Approach to Beauty Care in Ayurveda: A Review

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