POSITIVE INFLUENCE OF ANCIENT PRACTICES-RASAYAN IN THE GERIATRIC CARE: A REVIEW
Dr. Jagriti Singh*, Dr. Manohar Ram and Dr. Ramnihor Tapsi Jaiswal
ABSTRACT
The growth of any country or society depends on the number of youth dwelling in that country. Geriatrics (jara chikitsa) is the branch of medicine dealing exclusively with problems of aging and the disease of elderly. The terms rasayana (rejuvenation) refers to nourishment or nutrition. Rasayana therapy act essentially on nutrition dynamics and rejuvenate the body on both physical and mental levels.aging (jara) is one among the swabhavika vyadhis. Jara chikitsa is one aamong the astanga of ayurveda which is specially dedicated for geriatric care. By proper administration of rasayana therapy as preventive tool one can delay jara janita vyadhis to occur. This paper highlights the role of rasayana in geriatric care.
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