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== Nourishment == | == Nourishment == | ||
| − | The previous dhatu nourishes the next in a sequential pattern. Each dhatu is of two forms: A. sthayi (stable) and poshaka(nourishing) B. asthayi and poshya dhatu; Each dhatu undergoes a cyclical process of origin, maturation and degeneration. | + | The previous dhatu nourishes the next in a sequential pattern. Each dhatu is of two forms: A. sthayi (stable) and poshaka(nourishing) B. asthayi (unstable) and poshya (getting nourished) dhatu; Each dhatu undergoes a cyclical process of origin, maturation and degeneration. |
==More information== | ==More information== | ||
Revision as of 05:53, 17 February 2020
These are major structural components of the body. The seven major structural components are rasa, rakta, mamsa, meda, asthi,majja and shukra. These function as body tissues. They stabilize and sustain the body. (Code:SAT-B.425)[1]
Seven dhatu
- Rasa : primary product of digested food
- Rakta: blood tissue
- Mamsa:muscle tissue
- Meda: fat tissue
- Asthi: bone tissue
- Majja:bone marrow
- Shukra:reproductive fluids; semen
Nourishment
The previous dhatu nourishes the next in a sequential pattern. Each dhatu is of two forms: A. sthayi (stable) and poshaka(nourishing) B. asthayi (unstable) and poshya (getting nourished) dhatu; Each dhatu undergoes a cyclical process of origin, maturation and degeneration.
More information
References
- ↑ National AYUSH Morbidity and Standardized Terminologies Electronic Portal by Ministry of AYUSH Available on http://namstp.ayush.gov.in/#/sat