Geriatrics and Unani Medicine – a Critical Review

Ageing is a natural process. Discoveries in medical science and improved social conditions during the last few decades have increased the life span of human beings. Essentially geriatrics is concerned with the people aged 65 years and above. The biological changes of ageing are clear but the mechanisms that mediate them are not. Various contradictory theories exist in this regard but there is a consensus that the mechanisms for ageing are multifactorial, Despite the biological controversy, form a physiologic standpoint human ageing is characterized by progressive constriction of the homeostatic reserve of every organ system. This decline referred to, as homeostenosis is gradual and progressive and is influenced by diet, environment, and personal habits as well as by genetic factors.