CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF JARA (AGEING) AND IT’S MANAGEMENT IN AYURVEDA w.s.r. to TRIPHALA RASAYANA

The increasing number of the aged (above 60 years) in the present stateindicates a new outlook for our reflection. Populations
worldwide are ageing. Improvements in environmental (e.g., clean water and improved sanitation), behavioral (nutrition, reduced risk
exposures) factors, the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases are largely responsible for the 30-year increase in life
expectancy since 1900. Geriatrics is emerging as a main challenging specialty, because of ever growing population of aged people all
over the world including India. In present era, medical science deals exclusively with the problems of ageing and the diseases of the
elderly. Ayurveda is basically the science of life and longevity. It presents a good concept of ageing, process of delaying the ageing
and its management. According to the Ayurveda, ageing is outcome of kalaor parinama and described under
‘Svabhavabalapravrittavyadhi’, those diseases which produced by the strength of nature such as kshudha, pipasa, jara, mrityu, nidra
etc. Vatadoshais the most important factor in the pathophysiology of ageing obviously because of its natural predominance at that
stage of life. Ayurveda advocates an excellent approach for promotion of health and prevention of diseases with number of measures
like wholesome diet in proper quantity, Dincharya, Ratricharya, Ritucharya, Sadvrittapalan, AcharaRasayana, Dharaniya &
Adharaniyavegas, practices of yoga, Rasayana therapy, time to time Panchkarma and some herbal drugs. Administration
ofTriphalaRasayanawill be also very beneficial in achieving the above goal. The proper practice of these all measures can slow
down the process of ageing and cure the diseases of ageing.