Getting old folks onto herbs is so, so important. Talking about the herbs with elders and grandparents is such an amazing gift! Remember that tonic herbs are used in the elderly to slow the ageing process and they are used clinically in geriatrics.
Medically, these folk are the most vulnerable in our community and therefore stand to gain the most out of tonic herbs. There’s somewhat of a correlation here with the aspect of tonic herbs being specialists for healing after an injury, illness, or long stint of being stressed. It’s called convalescence, and at any age it's important, but particularly when you reach an elderly age, it is paramount that practices and herbs are present to support healing and the creation of new foundations of health so that we don’t walk on 'health egg shells' as we age, and become more and more susceptible to illnesses.