Public Health in Ancient India: A Historical Review

Dr. Hitesh Prasad B.; Dr. Mahesh Bujari

doi:10.47191/ijahm/v15i2.09

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Public Health in Ancient India: A Historical Review

Published:23 Mar 2025

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Dr. Hitesh Prasad B.¹, Dr. Mahesh Bujari²

¹ Assistant professor, Dept. of Swasthavritta and Yog.a Shri SBS Ayurveda Medical College Mundaragi, Gadag, Karnataka

² Associate professor, Dept. of Swasthavritta and Yog.a Shri SBS Ayurveda Medical College Mundaragi, Gadag, Karnataka

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on the possible evidence substantiating Public health system of Ancient India. Results: Public health practices, the awareness of hygiene and knowledge of community health was significantly prevalent in ancient India. Many ancient texts of Ayurveda highlighted about infectious diseases and mode of their spread. Discussion: The high level of health status among the prehistoric Indians is a great evidence of the advancement of Community Health approach they had in those days. Many of the travellersvisited India in the ancient days had also recorded the the advanced health practices they witnessed in India.

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Public healthCommunity medicineSocial medicineAyurvedaSwasthavritta

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B., D. H. P. & Bujari, D. M. (2025). Public Health in Ancient India: A Historical Review. International Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.47191/ijahm/v15i2.09

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