Abstract

Dr. Prakash Choudhary, Prof. (Dr.) Rajesh Kumar Sharma, Dr. Dinesh Chandra Sharma and
Dr. Mukesh Saini*

ABSTRACT

This traditional health system gaining more importance and popularity across the world. Ayurveda encompasses many concepts. It would require extensive study to discuss and understand them all. Dosha, Dhatu, Mala, Agni, koshta are some important concepts. It is essential that we need to know them in order to able to really comprehend Ayurveda. The term koshtha can be described in two ways. koshtha is nature of digestive tract or hollow parts of body which represents motility of the intestines and movement of food and fecal matter in the alimentary canal and elimination of stool.[5] Ayurveda is Vast Medicinal Science which focuses on healthy living than treatment of disease. Ayurveda has some unique entities, Koshtha is one of them. Word koshtha is used for vacant place having covering, where things can be kept in a lot. Koshtha is included in abhyantara rogamarga. Koshtha Pariksha tells us about the liquidity, moistness, roughness of the bowel habits. Assessment of koshtha is important for diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Koshtha Pariksha helps for choice of aushadhi and aushadhimatra. Koshtha Pariksha also plays an important role for to advice pathya-apathya and aahara-vihara.[7]