GENETICS AND HEREDITY THROUGH AYURVEDA SAMHITAS

Understanding Genetics and Heredity through the kaleidoscope of Ayurveda enables Vaidyas to realise the mer-its of preventive measures required in planning a swasthakutumba and thereby building a swasthasamaja. Sci-ence of Genetics and Heredity is creating revolutionary waves across the globe with the development of tech-nology and evidence-based medicine. Adequately training our practitioners to deal with the diagnosis & man-agement of these disorders is the need of the hour. For preventive measures, the right diagnosis is mandatory, and for the latter, dosha-dushya sammurchana should be assessed. Acharyas have mentioned dushti of beeja, beejabhaga or beejabhaga-avayava, invariably having repercussions on offspring. Shareera Sthana, dedicated exclusively to garbha sambhava and vikasa, is thus a foundation in this sector. A faithful and comprehensive approach to the rachanatmaka shareera from the beginning is mandatory. Therefore, a retrospective study of Rachana Shareera for a deeper insight into Genetics in Ayurveda is attempted. MATERIALS AND METHODS Relevant Samhitas were screened for critical literary review of the references regarding garbha paricharya, several articles from indexed journals, PubMed, and other textbooks were also used to acquire information re-garding genetics, heredity, and related disorders.