Review Article
    Pharmacognosy Reviews
    Vol. 19
    Issue 37
    2025
    pp. 30-38
    Open Access

    Ayurvedic Concept of Garbhini Paricharya: A Critical Review

    Renuka Nayak1,Neeraj Agrawal1,Lowkesh Chandravanshi1,Satyawati Rathia1,Pallavi Kurre1
    1Department of Kaumarabhritya, Shri Narayan Prasad Awasthi Government Ayurvedic College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA.
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    *Renuka Nayak

    Department of Kaumarabhritya, Shri Narayan Prasad Awasthi Government Ayurvedic College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA.

    nayakrenuka18@gmail.com

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    Published:21/06/2025
    Received: 19/12/2024
    Accepted: 04/05/2025

    Abstract

    Pregnancy is a very crucial phase in a women’s life. Proper care during this phase is important. It includes systematic diet plan, regular check-ups, healthy regimen, and mindful activities of the pregnant women. In Ayurveda, garbhini paricharya includes samanya ahaar, vihaar and vichaar. And vishesh paricharya includes masanumasik ahaar vidhi, use of garbhasthapak medicines. This has a huge impact on the epigenetics, physical, psychological and behavior of the forthcoming child. Maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity is a matter to be discussed in developing countries like India. Hence, antenatal care and proper management during pregnancy is very important. Material and methods- a through revision and search was done in all major samhitas and renowned scholarly articles and other published books on the topic of garbhini paricharya, antenatal care, and paricharya. The scientific verification about the ancient knowledge is important. This article discusses about the description of garbhini paricharya in various scriptures and their probable scientific understandings.

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    Keywords

    Garbhini
    Parichrya
    Antenatal care
    Ayurvedic Ante Natal Care
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