Ayurveda, the collected health and beauty wisdom of ancient India, includes natural treatments to encourage vibrant longevity. A vegetarian diet and meditative lifestyle including yoga and devotion to service and compassion help to ease daily stress and prevent disease. A centuries long tradition of healing Ayurvedic herbs are easily available to us today in order to provide freedom from pain, physical weakness, emotional vulnerability and aging.
Geriforte the Ayurvedic Tonic Rejuvenates body & mind –
Antioxidants: The natural ingredients in Geriforte work synergistically to prevent free radical-induced oxidative damage to various organs. The ingredients are natural rejuvenators and cardioprotective agents.
Enhances immunity: As an immunomodulator, Geriforte stimulates the immune system to respond against disease causing microorganisms.
Antistress: Geriforte is an adaptogenic which effectively combats stress and fatigue. It also increases stamina and improves overall performance. Studies indicate Geriforte improves energy, mental clarity, chronic pain, sexuality, and overall wellness.
Major Indications:
•As a daily health tonic
•Occupational stress
•Age-related debility
•Stress-related anxiety
•Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
•As an adjuvant during prolonged illness and postoperative convalescence
Key ingredients:
Chyavanaprasha is enriched with natural ingredients like Indian Gooseberry, Cardamom and Cinnamon, which combat coughs, colds and infections by fortifying the body’s natural immunity. The herbs contain excellent anti-stress and anti-aging properties. It also helps in detoxification. Chyavanaprasha aids in the smooth functioning of the circulatory, nervous and respiratory systems to maintain overall health.
Winter Cherry (Ashvagandha) is an unique herb with antistress and adaptogenic properties that improves physiological endurance and protects against the effects of stress. It is an antioxidant which scavenges on free radicals in cells that are responsible for premature aging. The herb helps in limiting the formation of these free radicals and subsequently preventing the early aging process.
Directions for use:
Please consult your physician to prescribe the dosage that best suits the condition. Available as tablet and syrup.
Side effects:
Geriforte is not known to have any side effects if taken as per the prescribed dosage.
Information on clinical research
Geriforte (tablet, syrup) To-date a total no. of studies : 44 – Clinical Papers:21, Experimental Papers:23 (Research papers based on Indications)
As a daily health tonic
1.Evaluation of Geriforte as a general metabolic tonic in aged persons
Patnaik, B.C. and Misra, S.C., M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur, Orissa, The Medicine and Surgery (1983): 6, 27.
2.A clinical assessment of changes in cell mediated immune response-induced by Geriforte (An ayurvedic herbal rejuvenative drug)
Kumar, P., Singh, S.P., Doval, D.C., Singh, N. and Kohli, R.P., Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, K.G. Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, The Antiseptic (1982): 10, 560.
3.Evaluation of Geriforte as a general tonic
Makhani, J.S. and Ajit Kahtak, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Goa Medical College, Panaji, Goa, Current Medical Practice (1981): 25, 5, 211.
4.A clinical trial with Geriforte
Mam Chandra and Ramesh Chand Gupta, Department of Medicine, K.G. Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, The Indian Practitioner (1981): 4, 223.
5.Geriforte – An indigenous drug in senile pruritus
Bhargava, R.K., Department of Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Vinay Soni, Department of General Medicine, S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, The Rajasthan Medical Journal (1980): (XIX), 1, 23.
6.Herbal drugs against the disabilities of old age
Kothari, L.K., Ravindranath Tagore Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, Asian Medical Journal (1980): (23), 1, 53.
7.A clinical trial with Geriforte (An indigenous geriatric tonic)
Gupta, N.N., Mitra, M.K. and Satyanarain, Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, King George Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, The Antiseptic (1979): (76), 9, 544.
8.Clinical trial of Geriforte in senile macular degeneration
Paul, A.K. and Kushwaha, D.C., Nehru Institute of Ophthalmology and Research Eye Hospital, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, The Indian Practitioner (1979): March, 199.
9.Further studies on the effect of an indigenous compound Rasayana drug on physical and mental disability in aged persons
Singh, R.H. and Sinha, B.N., Psychosomatic Medicine and Rasayana Clinic, Department of Kayachikitsa, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Journal of Research in Indian Medicine, Yoga and Homeopathy (1979): (14), 2, 45.
10.Evaluation of Geriforte in men past middle age
Kanitkar, S.V., Nayak, P.N., Ranade, R.S., Mujumdar, S.M. and Kulkarni, R.D., Department of Pharmacology, B.J. Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, The Indian Practitioner (1978): 9, 739.
11.Effect of Geriforte, an indigenous preparation, on serum lipid profile in aged human volunteers
Moholkar, A.L., Joglekar, G.V. and Kulkarni, R.D., Department of Pharmacology, B.J. Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, Maharashtra Medical Journal (1977): (XXIV), 6, 253.
Geriatric stress
12.Geriforte stimulates antioxidant defense system
Vandana Pathania, Nidhi Syal, Manjinder K Hundal and Khanduja, K.L.* Department of Biophysics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research,Chandigarh, India, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology (1998): (36), April, 414-417.
13.Geriforte in stress management: A placebo controlled study
Alan De Sousa and Ashok Sinorawala, Department of Psychiatry, J.J. Hospital and Grant Medical College, Bombay, Maharashtra, Journal of Community Psychiatry (1989): (2), Jul./Dec., 78.
14.A clinical evaluation of Geriforte in common stressful illness
Sital Ghosh, Medical College Hospital, Calcutta, and Debasis Mitra, Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Kalyani Nadia, Uttar Pradesh, Current Medical Practice (1985): (29), 8, 201.
Generalized anxiety disorders, stress-related anxiety and occupational stress
15.Clinical evaluation of Geriforte in patients of generalised anxiety disorders
Shah, L.P., Mazumdar, K. , Nayak, P.R., Anjali Shah, Shah, N. (Mrs.) and Parkar, S.R., Department of Psychiatry, K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Parel, Bombay, Maharashtra, Bombay Hospital Journal (1990): (32), 3, 29.
16.Role of an indigenous drug Geriforte on blood levels of biogenic amines and its significance in the treatment of anxiety neurosis
Upadhyaya, L., Tiwari, A.K., Agrawal, A. and Dubey, G.P., Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh, Activitas Nervosa Super., Czechoslovakia (1990): (32), 1, 1.
17.Geriforte in depression (Dysthymic disorder)
Alan De Sousa, Department of Psychiatry, J.J. Hospital and Grant Medical College, Bombay and Prakash Gangdev, Department of Psychiatry, Grant Medical College, Bombay, Maharashtra, Manoj Agrawal and Ashok Sinorawala, Department of Psychiatry, J.J. Hospital, Bombay, Maharashtra, Journal of Community Psychiatry (1989): (12), Jan./Mar., 12.
18.Geriforte in anxiety neurosis
Boral, G.C., Gautam Bandopadyaya, Anjan Boral, Das, N.N. and Nandi, P.S., Calcutta Medical Research Institute, Harmony Nursing Home, Calcutta, West Bengal, Indian Journal of Psychiatry (1989): (31), 3, 258.
Adjuvant during prolonged illness and convalescence
19.Geriforte in the post-operative convalescence of the aged
Sotantar Rai, Santokh Singh, Gurbax Singh, Medical College and SGTB Hospital, Amritsar, and Chander Shekar, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, The Indian Practitioner (1980): (XXXIII), 11, 603.
Miscellaneous
20.A preliminary report on the effect of an indigenous compound preparation, Geriforte, on recovery from neurological complication in leprosy patients
Khare, A.K., Jeelani, Z., Razdan, G. and Hajni, G.H., Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Current Medical Practice (1986): (30), 3, 68.
21.A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a polyherbal formulation in geriatric age group: A phase IV clinical report
Payel Banerjee,a,1, Soumya Maitya,a,1, Tapas Dasb, Santasree Mazumderaa,*, a Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata 700019, India b Department of Medicine, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata 700020, India Journal of Ethnopharmacology 134 (2011) 429–433.
Ingredients:
Each pill contains:
Chyavanaprash concentrate 100mg
Extracts:
Himsra (Capparis spinosa) 13.8mg
Kasani (Cichorium intybus) 13.8mg
Daruharidra (Berberis aristata) 10mg
Vasaka (Adhatoda vasica) 10mg
Kakamachi (Solanum nigrum) 6.4mg
Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna) 6.4mg
Biranjasipha (Achillea millefolium) 3.2mg
Kasamarda (Cassia occidentalis) 3.2mg
Jhavuka (Tamarix gallica) 3.2mg
Powders:
Ashvagandha (Withania somnifera) 30mg
Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) 20mg
Yashtimadhu (Glycyrrhiza glabra) 20mg
Mandukaparni (Centella asiatic) 20mg
Shilajeet (purified) 20mg
Haritaki (Terminalia chebula) 15mg
Makardhwaj 10mg
Musali (Asparagus adscendens) 10mg
Udakiryaka (Caesalpinia digyna) 10mg
Kapikachchu (Mucuna pruriens) 10mg
Jatiphalam (Myristica fragrans) 10mg
Pippali (Piper longum) 10mg
Jatipatri [Myristica fragrans (Mace)] 10mg
Bhringaraja (Eclipta alba Syn. E.prostrata) 10mg
Vriddadaru (Argyreia speciosa) 10mg
Abhrak bhasma 10mg
Yashada bhasma 10mg
Kumkuma (Crocus sativus) 7mg
Mandura bhasma 5mg
Lavanga (Syzygium aromaticum) 5mg
Ela (Elettaria cardamomum) 5mg
Yavani (Carum copticum Syn. Trachyspermum ammi) 5mg
Haridra (Curcuma longa) 5mg
Jyotishmati (Celastrus paniculatus) 5mg
Loha bhasma 5mg
Each teaspoonful (5ml) of Geriforte syrup contains:
Chyavanaprasha concentrate 100mg
Shilajeet (Purified) 20mg
Kumkuma (Crocus sativus) 5mg
Extracts:
Himsra (Capparis spinosa) 20mg
Kasani (Cichorium intybus) 20mg
Daruharidra (Berberis aristata) 15mg
Vasaka (Adhatoda vasica Syn. A.zeylanica) 15mg
Kakamachi (Solanum nigrum) 10mg
Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna) 10mg
Ashvagandha (Withania somnifera) 10mg
Kasamarda (Cassia occidentalis) 10mg
Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia) 10mg
Draksha (Vitis vinifera) 10mg
Punarnava (Boerhaavia diffusa) 10mg
Kharjura (Phoenix dactylifera) 10mg
Biranjasipha (Achillea millefolium) 5mg
Jhavuka (Tamarix gallica) 5mg
Kasamarda (Cassia occidentalis) 5mg
Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) 5mg
Yashtimadhu (Glycyrrhiza glabra) 5mg
Mandukaparni (Centella asiatica) 5mg
Gokshura (Tribulus terrestris) 5mg
Kapikachchu (Mucuna pruriens) 2.5mg
Jatiphalam (Myristica fragrans) 2.5mg
Pippali (Piper longum) 2.5mg
Jatipatri [Myristica fragrans (Mace)] 2.5mg
Lavanga (Syzygium aromaticum) 2.5mg
Ela (Elettaria cardamomum) 2.5mg
Yavani (Carum copticum Syn. Trachyspermum ammi) 2.5mg
Haridra (Curcuma longa) 2.5mg
Musali (Asparagus adscendens) 2.5mg
Udakiryaka (Caesalpinia digyna) 2.5mg
Bhringaraja (Eclipta alba Syn. E.prostata) 2.5mg
Jyotishmati (Celastrus paniculatus) 2.5mg
Vriddadaru (Argyreia nervosa) 2.5mg