Abstract

ELABORATIVE STUDY OF KANTHYA MAHAKASHAY OF CHARAK SAMHITA BY USING THE CONCEPT OF LESHOKTA

Vd. Ankita V. Badgujar* and Vd. Sanjay R. Talmale

Abstract

Mahakashayas of Aacharya Charaka are very well known to every Ayurveda preacher, but there is always confusion while using those mahakashayas practically. Because aacharyas had avoided to repeat one thing everywhere, hence there are only groups of 10 drugs having their unique names indicating their mode of action. This is called as leshokta; as the topic is half explained. Elaboration of the topic by making use of all the available classical text is the decoding of the leshokta. To make those mahakashays more beneficial for all practioners and students, author has drawn one mahakashay such askanthya mahakashay and studied it thoroughly. Author has explained this mahakashay by all dimensions. This mahakashay includes the drugs which are beneficial for kantha(throat). All ten drugs in the mahakashay are mentioned here with their characteristics and the action of each drug separately. Along with that author has compiled all the information regarding the organ kantha similar to larynx; from the context of both Ayurveda and modern. It will be easy for all to understand about the topic from both perspectives.

Keywords: Kanthya mahakashay, Larynx, Speech production, Swarabheda.