Physio-Anatomical consideration of Upsneha & Upsweda with special reference to Garbh Poshan in Ayurveda - A Review

  • Tina Singhal Department of Rachana Sharir, Government Postgraduate Ayurveda College and Hospital, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Nidhi Srivastava Reader & HOD, Department of Rachana Sharir, Government Ayurveda College and Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
  • Ravi Srivastava Reader & HOD, Department of Agadtantra, Government Ayurveda College and Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
  • Ajay Kumar Department of Kayachikitsa & Panchkarma, Government Postgraduate Ayurveda College and Hospital, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v6i4.1416
Keywords: Garbh Poshan, Upsneha, Upsweda, Placenta, Ayurveda

Abstract

The science of Garbha Vyakaran has been always a subject of great interest for the persons devoted to it. The matter related to the concept of Garbha Vyakaran is systematically described in Ayurvedic literature. Nutrition of embryo mainly concerned with the mechanism involved in both the parts of mother and foetus to meet the requirements for growth and development during intra-uterine life. According to Ayurveda, it is the cessation of menses during pregnancy which affects the mammary glands of the breast and causes lactation for the post-natal feeding of the baby. Apart from the concept of nutritional supply through placenta which is well established in modern science, the relationship in between the changes occurring in the mother and in their body organs, have been tried to explain in the light of present knowledge.

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DOI: 10.21760/jaims.v6i4.1416
Published: 2021-09-15
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Tina Singhal, Nidhi Srivastava, Ravi Srivastava, & Ajay Kumar. (2021). Physio-Anatomical consideration of Upsneha & Upsweda with special reference to Garbh Poshan in Ayurveda - A Review. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences, 6(4), 199 - 203. https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v6i4.1416
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Vol. 6 No. 4 (2021): JUL-AUG
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