Clinical Kaumarabhritya
Pages: 182ForewordTo protect nurture and fondle once own procreation is an intense desire of every living being. The human one of the most developed creation of the mother nature has made all efforts to have a healthy beautiful progeny endewed with all the best qualities. It is but natural to find relevant reference in earliest available written literature i.e. ‘Vedas’ full of knowledge of all the subjects known till to day including about progeny and its health.Medicine in Vedic era was magicoreligious where-in prayers were offered to God Aswinis to make the foetus intelligent agni for making it strong deities for safe delivery and sky earth sun and air etc. to give pleasure and tenderness to it. This description in an insinuation that it was known during those days that intelligence and strength of the foetus the future man can be modified during intrauterine life safe delivery is important for future and entire atmosphere influences not only health of foetus and child but also can help in eradication of certain diseases as the cough involving each and every part of the body and tuberculosis (yaksma) are said to be cured by nutritive diet (havi) and living in hill or forest areas the areas having fresh air and abundant sun-rays cures these and other diseases also.Breast feeding was started after first feed of somarasa an ambrosia by goddess Aditi the mother of god Indra probably to inhance immunity and also to test normalcy of gastrointestinal tract. Mother’s lap was considered most comfortable to the child because it offers psychological impetus to the newborn besides being suitable in temperature.Certain concepts and rituals practiced today seem to have descended from vedic period i.e. conc.
| Brand: Chaukhambha Bharati Academy |
| Author: P.S. Upadhyaya |
| Language: English |