View source for Koshtha

{{CiteButton}}
{{#seo:
|title=Koshtha
|titlemode=append
|keywords=Koshtha, Koshtha Meaning, concept of Koshtha, concept of gut in ayurveda,gut pattern, gut flora, digestion pattern, problems in digestion, digestive system, indigestion, causes, prakriti, unique gut pattern, Charak Samhita, carakasamhitaonline, carakasamhita, caraka samhita, Ayurveda, Charak Samhita English translation, Indian system of medicine, alternative medicine
|description= Koshtha used to denote the gut. It has been comprehended as an organ, a collection of organs or a system, a channel, a disease pathway, and a therapeutic target.
|image=http://www.carakasamhitaonline.com/resources/assets/ogimgs.jpg
|image_alt=carak samhita
|type=article
}}
<p style="text-align:justify;">The word ‘koshtha’ literally means enclosure or gut. Over the past decade, the concept of gut has revolutionized the health and wellness industry. The state of gut and its flora in every aspect of life, their impact on health and disease, interaction with the other parts of the body and external stimuli have been areas of interest in current research. [[Ayurveda]] has appreciated the role of gut in all the domains; conceptual, diagnostical and therapeutical. The multidimensional term ‘Koshtha’ has been used to denote the gut in [[Ayurveda]]. It has been comprehended as an organ, a collection of organs or a system, a channel, a disease pathway, and a therapeutic target. In the present article, the contributions of [[Ayurveda]] in each of these realms have been explored.
</p>
{{Infobox

|title =  Contributors

|label1 = Section/Chapter/topic
|data1 = [[Sharira]] / Koshtha (The concept of gut in [[Ayurveda]])

|label2 = Author
|data2 = Karthik K.P.<sup>1</sup>

|label3 = Reviewer 
|data3 = [[Gopal Basisht|Basisht G.]]<sup>2</sup>

|label4 = Editor
|data4 = [[Yogesh Deole|Deole Y.S.]]<sup>3</sup>

|label5 = Affiliations
|data5 = <sup>1</sup> Department of Kaumarabhritya, A.I.I.A., New Delhi, India

<sup>2</sup> Rheumatologist, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. 
<sup>3</sup> Department of Kayachikitsa, G.J. Patel Institute of Ayurvedic Studies and Research, Anand, India

|label6 = Correspondence email
|data6 = kpkarthik131@gmail.com, carakasamhita@gmail.com

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

|label8 = Date of first publication:
|data8 = May 08, 2022

|label9 = DOI
|data9 = 10.47468/CSNE.2022.e01.s09.097
}}
<div style='text-align:justify;'>