Abstract

A REVIEW ARTICLE ON SHADGARBHAKAR BHAV W. S. R TO CONGENINTAL AND GENETIC DISORDERS

Deepak Kumar*, Shakshi Sharma, Jannu Manohar and Subhash Upadhaya

ABSTRACT

Despite the advancements in diagnostic techniques and therapeutic interventions, medical science has failed to keep the incidence of congenital malformations under control. Ayurveda, the ancient Indian medical system has given due emphasis on this and postulated various measures to minimize the risks. These measures start well before conception. According to Ayurvedic principles, proper preparation of the parents is an essential prerequisite for a healthy progeny. Pre-conception care is a set of interventions that identifies biomedical behavioural and social risks to the health of the mother and the baby. It includes both prevention and management, emphasizing health issues that require action before conception, very early in pregnancy, for maximal impact. For meeting the objective of healthy progeny. There are the various factors responsible together which have an effecton constitutional, temperamental, psychological and spiritual make up of each individual. Shadgarbhkarabhavas (factors) i. e. Matrija, Pitrija, Atmaja, Sattvaja, Satmyaja and Rasaja have the influence on the constitution of the body. In this research paper how these Shad garbhakarabhavas (procreative factors) plays an important role during the formation development of the foetus is described. The present Literary / conceptual study, thus, focus mainly on interpreting these observations on the basis of modern scientific knowledge. The consortium of all these six procreative factors is necessary for healthy offspring.

Keywords: Shad Garbhkarabhavas, Matrija, Pitrija, Atmaja, Sattvaja, Satmyaja, Rasaja.