Integrated Approach of Majoon-e-Falasfa and Halwa Gheekwar in Geriatric Care
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Aims and Objectives: Old age is the stage of life which is full of health related issues and some other conditions including physiological, pathological, psychological, economic and sociological problems. The classical literature has abundance of text related to natural medicine that could prove to be beneficial in old age group individuals.
The various Unani physician mentioned many compound formulations which are very useful in old age like Majoon-e-Falasfa and Halwa Gheekwar. These medicines provide an extensive range of potentially beneficial drugs having various chemotherapeutic actions which have significantly enhanced human health and well-being.
In Unani classical literature comprehensive explanation of geriatric care is also mentioned under the heading of Tadabeer-e-Mashaikh. Unani literature record numerous single and compound plant based medicines, herbo-mineral, formulations for general wellbeing and in disease-specific conditions relating to geriatrics. In this paper, the authors have tried to highlight the use of unani compound formulation use for geriatric care.
Keywords: Unani medicine, Tadabeer-e-Mashaikh, Health, Majoon-e-Falasfa and Halwa Gheekwar
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Unani medicine, Tadabeer-e-Mashaikh, Health, Majoon-e-Falasfa, Halwa GheekwarDOI
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