• Dr. Amol Bhausaheb Avhad
• Dr. Kishor M. Waghmare

Karshya is a clinical condition in which the body gets emaciated gradually. According to Acharya, it is an Apatarpanjanya Vyadhi. Among the eight socially undesirable Persons (purush) as mentioned by Acharya Charak karshya is one of them. Langhana, Promitasan, Rukshaannapan, atishita, atiushna, parushitaahara etc. are the main causative factors of Karshya. They all causes aggravation of Vayu alteration of Agni leads to insufficient Dhatus chronologically. Recently, World health organization (WHO) plays great attention towards the problem since Karshya (malnutrition) may have some severe consequence like mental and physical weakness, weight loss, retardation of tissue growth and fatigue. This article explains the Ayurvedic view of Karshya disorder which will help in diagnosis the disease.

Karshya, Nidanpanchak, Karshya Samprapti

"A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW ON NIDANPANCHAK OF KARSHYA VYADHI - AYURVEDIC PERPESCTIVE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 5, page no.i18-i23, May-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2405804.pdf

"A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW ON NIDANPANCHAK OF KARSHYA VYADHI - AYURVEDIC PERPESCTIVE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 5, page no. ppi18-i23, May-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2405804.pdf