Abstract

CONCEPT OF EUGENICS IN AYURVEDA

*Dr. Neelam Sagwan

Abstract

The term eugenics in Greek roots means “good in birth “was coined by Francis Galton in 1883. Although the technical term Eugenics does not feature in ancient text but the theme of Eugenics is vibrant and emphasize repeatedly almost all classical text especially in Charaka and Sushruta Samhita It is an outstanding contribution of Ayurveda on Eugenics is being described on the following heads i.e. like marriage between different clan (Atulyagotriya), age of conception, therapy applied for Pumsavana, specific regimen for both the partners who desire to have a healthy child before cohabitation. Though Ayurveda does not implicate the literary aspect of Eugenics in much detail but its described scientifically and methodically in our Samhita.The review focuses on the various concept and methods of eugenics de- scribed in Ayurveda.

Keywords: Eugenics, Pumsavana, Atulyagotriya.