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Causes
of Vitiation | Breast
Abscess | Important
Factors
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Management
of Excess Milk |
Inadequacy
of Milk
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In foetal
life, the baby receives its nourishment from the
mother through the placenta. After birth, the baby
continues to receive all its nutrients from the mother
through breast milk.
Breast milk is the ideal and the most natural food for
the human baby. Its composition is ideal for infants
of all constitutions and it is the source of all the
essential nutrients. As breast milk is so vital for
the baby, it is important to take care of and maintain
the health of the mother. Breast milk promotes growth
and development and acts as a tonic for all the
tissues.
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| Properties
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- Pure breast milk is warm, thin, light, sterile,
oily, white, and sweet and slightly astringent. It
mixes easily with water.
- It has a natural smell and can be easily
digested and absorbed.
- Though warm, it has a cooling and soothing
effect on mind and tissues.
- It stimulates digestive power.
- It increases the body's resistance to various
diseases.
- Breast milk is used as eye-drops for
inflammatory eye diseases and as nose drops for
asthma and hiccup. It is useful in vataja, pittaja
and bleeding disorders. It also promotes healing
of wounds.
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- Food after digestion and absorption is converted
into primitive body tissue, namely, Rasa.
- Rasa circulates all over the body and is brought
to the breast by blood vessels.
- The tissue enzymes in the breast convert Rasa
into milk. Hence, milk is termed as an associate
or upadhatu of rasa.
- The development of breasts depends on sukra,
i.e. generative organs. Hence, breasts develop in
girls during adolescence. Breasts develop further
during pregnancy and nipples and areola become
darker at that time.
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The family
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