Assessment of Koshtha - A Review
Abstract
Introduction: Koshtha is the most important entity when it comes in context of Shodhana. Determination of Koshtha is helpful in several ways like deciding the dosages of medicines, deciding the course of Panchakarma, selection of drug in Panchakarma, predicting the prognostic value of certain disease, assessing complications etc. Also, there are several factors which influence the Koshtha leading to the relative changes in certain Panchakarma procedures and hence, further influencing its assessment. Looking towards above areas, the way to assess the nature of Koshtha is still deficient in several ways. This article enlightens the several areas which are still neglected while assessing Koshtha. Aim: To assess the Koshtha in all the aspects. Objectives: To assess the Koshtha according to the factors which influence it. Results & Observations: Koshtha is the expression of bowel habits. Koshtha is useful in assessing deciding the dosages of medicines, deciding the course of Panchakarma, selection of drug in Panchakarma, predicting the prognostic value of certain disease, assessing complications etc. Koshtha depends of the parasympathetic defecation reflex, myenteric plexus, submucosal reflex and intrinsic reflex. The consumption of certain type of food, particular habits in diets with particular tastes, consumption of certain amount of water. So, for all the Panchakarma procedures where the actual process is going to take place in GIT, one must know the nature of Koshtha with its proper assessment.
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