Ayurvedic Genetics: a Study of Beeja, Beeja Bhaga, and Beeja Bhaga Avayava and Their Relevance to Modern Genetics
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The study of genes, genetic diversity, and inheritance in living things is known as genetics. It is believed that the science of genetics emerged in the 19th century. The principle of inheritance was first established by Gregor Mendel, who also explained how genetic features are passed down from one generation to the next. However, Ayurveda, the Upaveda of Atharvaveda, and books dating back thousands of years have described some genetic principles. According to Ayurveda, the notions of Beeja, Beeja bhaga, and Beeja bhaga avayava have an impact on an individual's prakriti, and if these units are vitiated, the offspring would be deformed. Acharya Charaka, Sushruta, and Vagbhata have all described many genetic deformities in Sharira sthana. Each of our Brihatrayis three Acharyas provides a brief explanation of topics such as fetal development, growth, and deformities, pregnancy diseases, Adibalapravritta disease, and more.
Authors: Namrata Tiwari, O. P. Dwivedi
Language: English
Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4414838427