Study of Dauhridaya poorana W.S.R. to teratology

Ayurveda is a science of life. To maintain Swastha Rakshana, Ayurveda has emphasized the need of Dincharya, Rutucharya etc. In the same manner to get a healthy and prosperous child, Ayurveda advocates the concept of Garbhini Paricharya. Mother’s diet and activities performed during the period of pregnancy reflect on the fetus. The chief characterstics features in 4th month is the mother expressing the nature of child through her taste preferences behavior. This condition is called as “Dauhrid Awastha” (Desires of mother). The Dauhruda Bhawas of fetus expressed through the mothers desire. When these desires are not completed, the fetus is affected and become deformity in child. So we must complete her all desires. In modern science this deformity can be compared with “Teratology”. Teratology is the study of abnormal development or congenital malformation. There are many causes of teratology, nutrition is one of them. Nutritional deficiency in fetus leads to neural tube defect. And there is abnormality in child after birth. The present study wants to analyze the Dauhruda Awastha in Garbhini, deformity in fetus due to Dauhrud Avahelana(Ignorance of longings) in Garbhini and concept of teratology in Ayurveda.