Chapter 6.11: Chest Injury and Emaciation Treatment (Kshatakshina Chikitsa / क्षतक्षीणचिकित्सा)

In Ayurveda, rather than disease, mainly the syndromes are described and kshatakshina is also a syndrome. Kshata means injury and kshina means depletion of tissue. The term literally means depletion of tissues due to injury. It includes various pathologies leading to depletion of tissues in the body as a result of external and internal injuries. It shows close resemblance with tuberculosis, however the cardinal cause in kshatakshina is injury. Hemoptysis (symptom of pulmonary tuberculosis), hema

Source: Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan by Vagbhata