Kaṣāya rasa — astringent

Contracting / drying teaching proxy

Kaṣāya, the astringent taste, is placed at a lower-abdominal and colon proxy to make its contracting and drying teaching language legible. This is a target-organ projection of a substance classification, not an anatomical map of colonic function or a diagnostic sign.

Madhura rasa — sweetAmla rasa — sourLavaṇa rasa — saltyKaṭu rasa — pungentTikta rasa — bitterKaṣāya rasa — astringentKaṣāya rasa — astringent

Point 6 of 6 in Ṣaḍ Rasa — Six Tastes

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Caraka Saṃhitā (primary_canonical)

Sūtrasthāna 26–27 classifies kaṣāya and discusses its contracting and drying qualities; the lower-abdominal proxy is not a textual coordinate.

Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdayam (primary_canonical)

Sūtrasthāna 10 records kaṣāya's taste profile and actions; no fixed colon point is prescribed by the chapter.

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