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''Koshthanga sharira'' presented by Charaka is an exclusive presentation, based on his own ideas and medical values. However he maintained that organs included should be located in the cavities of the trunk specifying to ''koshtha'', just like the clubbing of visceral organs in modern anatomy for practical study. It does not match with Sushruta’s presentation. Among presented fifteen ''koshthangas'' controversial entities are ''nabhi, kloma, pakvashaya'' and ''vapavahan''. For ''nabhi'' opinions available so far are all centered with umbilicus, which is not appropriate because umbilicus is on the body wall it is not located in the ''koshtha''. Mesentery may be most suitable organ to be taken for ''nabhi''. Pancreas having medical relevance related with the symptom of polydipsia seems to be most suitable to be referred for ''kloma'' particularly under Charaka’s ''koshthanga''. Though it is the part of large intestine (''sthulantra'') but caecum is an important structure and a visceral organ, it should be taken for ''pakvashaya''. Some scholars have correlated duodenum with ''pakvashaya'' which is not authentic any way as it does not hold digested food, its function is to deal with likely undigested food (chyme). No doubt ''vapavahana'' as referred by Chakrapani is a ''tailvartika'' but omentum does not fit completely with the description of ''vapavahana''. This is also denied by Prof. V.J. Thakkar<ref> Thakkar V.J., Purusha Vichaya, A. H. Publishers, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, India </ref>. He has referred lacteals to be taken for it. Lacteals are also not the better option. Why not thoracic duct because it is found in singular number? As such thoracic duct is recommended here in this account to be taken for ''vapavahana''.

''Koshthanga sharira'' presented by Charaka is an exclusive presentation, based on his own ideas and medical values. However he maintained that organs included should be located in the cavities of the trunk specifying to ''koshtha'', just like the clubbing of visceral organs in modern anatomy for practical study. It does not match with Sushruta’s presentation. Among presented fifteen ''koshthangas'' controversial entities are ''nabhi, kloma, pakvashaya'' and ''vapavahan''. For ''nabhi'' opinions available so far are all centered with umbilicus, which is not appropriate because umbilicus is on the body wall it is not located in the ''koshtha''. Mesentery may be most suitable organ to be taken for ''nabhi''. Pancreas having medical relevance related with the symptom of polydipsia seems to be most suitable to be referred for ''kloma'' particularly under Charaka’s ''koshthanga''. Though it is the part of large intestine (''sthulantra'') but caecum is an important structure and a visceral organ, it should be taken for ''pakvashaya''. Some scholars have correlated duodenum with ''pakvashaya'' which is not authentic any way as it does not hold digested food, its function is to deal with likely undigested food (chyme). No doubt ''vapavahana'' as referred by Chakrapani is a ''tailvartika'' but omentum does not fit completely with the description of ''vapavahana''. This is also denied by Prof. V.J. Thakkar<ref> Thakkar V.J., Purusha Vichaya, A. H. Publishers, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, India </ref>. He has referred lacteals to be taken for it. Lacteals are also not the better option. Why not thoracic duct because it is found in singular number? As such thoracic duct is recommended here in this account to be taken for ''vapavahana''.

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