Abstract

MATRIJA STANYA DUSHTI - UNPARALLEL CONCEPT OF AYURVEDA

Nilesh M. Ingle*, Ashwini Ingle and P. K. Dash

Abstract

Background: It is the privilege of newborn and pleasure of the mother to breast feed her baby and receive first nutrient in the form of mother's milk. Breast milk forms the stepping stone for the growth and development of child in future life. Ayurveda has truly emphasize the importance of breast milk for the newborn. Wide explanation and importance of breast milk is described in the Ayurvedic classics in terms of its origin, properties, and benefits. Apart from this explanation; unique concept is mentioned in Ayurveda about the vitiation of breast milk (Stanya dushti). Stanya or mother's milk if gets vitiated by doshas, produces various types of abnormalities in the breast milk. Due to the consumption of such vitiated milk (dushit stanya), the child suffers from various pathological conditions relevant to particular dosha by which the milk is vitiated. Such vitiated breast milk should be identified and hold from being fed to the baby till the woman or mother recovers from stanya dushti (vitiated milk). Aims and Objective: To uncover the causes of vitiated milk, its symptoms, measures to identify it and its management as explained in Ayurvedic texts. Methodology: In order to understand the concept all offline and online literature is screened to established it with justification. Conclusion: Matrija stanya dushti is a unique concept of Ayurveda and its consequences on child are discussed in the full paper.

Keywords: Stanya, Stanya dushti, stanya dosha, stanya shodhan.