Abstract

*Dr. Shivangi, Prof. Makhan Lal, Dr. Ramanand

ABSTRACT

In the world including India the incidence of elderly people has been rising day by day. It has been estimated that by the year 2050, the global population of elderly people will comprise 1/5th of the global population older than 65 years of age. India itself comprises 3.8% of the population older than 65 years of age. Hence, Geriatrics has emerged as the major speciality globally. Likewise Ayurveda, the Indian traditional holistic health science, has also emerged as a boon to mankind in the field of Geriatrics as two of its principal objectives ie maintenance and promotion of health, prevention of disease and cure of sickness can be applicable in all disciples of life. Maintenance and promotion of the health of elderly people will help them to improve their quality of life and prevent disease will help them remain self-dependent for their activities to the maximum possible extent. So many Ayurvedic Dravyas have been mentioned in different Ayurvedic literature, which have been proved to be a safe and cost-effective protocol for geriatric care and very much helpful in retarding the rate of ageing to a limited extent and helpful in promoting healthy ageing. In this paper, an effort has been made to shed light on some ayurvedic drugs that are very helpful in Geriatric care.