Open Access“A REVIEW OF PREVENTING AND CONTROLLING GERIATRIC DISORDERS THROUGH AYURVEDA
Author(s) -
Swarupa Shyam Mane
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ayurlog: national journal of research in ayurveda science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-7329
DOI - 10.52482/ayurlog.v6i06.208
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , life span , gerontology , healthy aging , psychology , pathology
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Aging is a process of physical, psychological and social change in multidimensional aspects. As the age advances body becomes fragile, digestion and metabolism gets weakened and the body surrenders to various diseases. According to Ayurveda Vatadosha is most important factor in aging process. Aim of ayurveda is not only to treat the disease but also maintain the healthy status of individual. Vruddhavastha is last part of life span and it is mainly characterized by degenerating changes. In Ayurveda there are many concepts to decrease these degenerative changes in early age and maintain health status. Use of Rasayan chikitsa, Panchkarma and various herbal drugs can delay aging process. Rasayanchikitsa has also called as jara chikitsa is unique branch of Ayurveda to delay aging and control degeneration. Hence Ayurveda has broad spectrum of preventing measures for combating the aging process and related disorders.