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Aging is a process of physical, psychological and social changes in multidimensional aspects. In 2019, the number of people aged 60 years and older was 1 billion. This number will increase to 1.4 billion by 2030 and 2.1 billion by 2050. With demographic transition underway in India, the elderly population is projected to rise to 12% of the total population by 2025. At least 65% of India's old live in rural areas and are illiterate and economically dependent. Thus, there is a need to address the medical and socio-economic problems of this vulnerable group and promote healthy ageing. Unlike many developed countries, there is no well-structured geriatric health service cell in India. This calls for an urgent action to address the needs of elderly population of India. We can begin with integrating the formal Indigenous systems of health care like Unani medicine with the existing health care structures. In Unani system of medicine there is exhaustive information available on geriatric problems and its management under heading of Tadabeer mashaikh in various classical Unani books. It is important to protect Ratubat-e- ghariziyah and Hararat-e- ghriziyah from excessive dissolution and its putrifaction, so premature aging can be slowed down. Unani literature records numerous single and compound formulations and regimes for general wellbeing and in disease-specific conditions relating to geriatrics. With life-style modification and moderation, adopting various regimens and principles of Unani System of Medicine, some age related diseases can be prevented while certain Geriatric changes can be slowed down to a greater extent in elderly peoples.
Siddique et al. (Mon,) studied this question.