Abstract

Dr. Anand Prakash*, Dr. Keerti Verma and Dr. Reena Dixit

ABSTRACT

Food is significant as a nutritional source, as well as having therapeutic value, and it plays an important part in regaining strength lost due to the disease's detrimental effects throughout the post-treatment phase and also excess exercise, or addiction. Ayurveda classic haphazardly explains nutritional issues. Every disease is due to faulty Ahara and Vihara. Aharavidhi is equally important for getting optimum benefits from food consumed. Childhood malnutrition is thought to be the cause of 35% of all fatalities in children under the age of five, as well as 21% of total worldwide disability-adjusted life years lost in children. Karshya is not only concerned with weight loss but also with malnutrition-like disorders. In Ayurveda, Karshya is a disease, cause, prodromal symptoms, features of different diseases, and bad prognostic signs. This illness is linked to growth and development issues in children and adolescents group. In adults, malnutrition results in weakness, fatigue, low immune response, protein, vitamin, minerals, fat deficiencies, and more prone to degenerative diseases. This review article aims to highlight the Ayurvedic perspective on Karshya in terms of malnutrition. All material for this article is collected from classical Ayurvedic texts. Understanding the cause and pathophysiology and accurate treatment as per Ayurveda classics are all discussed here elaborately.