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|title=Stanya (Breast milk)
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|description=Breast milk (stanya) is the nourishing fluid that is produced in the breasts (stana)  forming the primary food for the infants. 
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Breast milk (stanya) is the nourishing fluid that is produced in the breasts (stana)  forming the primary food for the infants. In Ayurveda, according to the branch ‘Kaumarabhritya’ includes the diseases in the neonates and infants. The diseases of newborn are caused by faulty nutrition, vitiated breast milk (dushta stanya or dosha) and presence of psychiatric conditions (graha dushti). (Su Sa. Sutra Sthana 1/8/5)  There is emphasis on breast feeding explained through the concept of stanya vignyana. The knowledge or literature available on stanya is dispersed in various parts across different Samhita. This article deals with all the basic concepts related to stanya and breast milk in terms of pathology, physiology and therapeutics as mentioned in the Ayurveda Samhita and possible research perspectives in the field.</p>
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|data1 = Concepts/[[Stanya]]  

|label2 = Authors
|data2 = Bhojani M. K.<sup>1</sup>, Joglekar Aishwarya<sup>2</sup> 

|label3 = Reviewer
|data3 = [[Gopal Basisht|Basisht G.]]<sup>3</sup>, 

|label4 = Editor
|data4 = [[Yogesh Deole|Deole Y.S.]]<sup>4</sup>

|label5 = Affiliations
|data5 = <sup>1</sup> Department of Sharir Kriya, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, India <br/><sup>2</sup> Department of Samhita Siddhant, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, India <br/><sup>3</sup> Rheumatologist, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. <br/><sup>4</sup> Department of Kayachikitsa, G. J. Patel Institute of Ayurvedic Studies and Research, New Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India

|label6 = Correspondence emails
|data6 = [mailto:meera.samhita@aiia.gov.in meera.samhita@aiia.gov.in],<br/>[mailto:carakasamhita@gmail.com carakasamhita@gmail.com]

|label7 = Publisher 
|data7 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Development Centre]], I.T.R.A., Jamnagar, India

|label8 = Date of publication:
|data8 =September 27, 2023

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