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Meda dhatu is the body component which indicates fat in general and adipose tissue in particular. Its important function is to oleate or lubricate (snehana). (SAT-B.435)

Meda dhatu is the body component which indicates fat in general and adipose tissue in particular.<ref>Available from https://ayurvedanetworkbhu.com/physiological-issues-related-to-medo-dhatu-with-special-reference-to-obesity/ cited on 18/05/2020 </ref> Its important function is to oleate or lubricate (snehana). <ref>Available from http://namstp.ayush.gov.in/#/sat</ref>(SAT-B.435)

It is present in two forms:

It is present in two forms:

1. Fixed or bounded form is observed as stored fats in adipocytes.  

1. Fixed or bounded form is observed as stored fats in adipocytes.  

2. The free form is observed as circulating lipids like lipoproteins or free fatty acids.  

2. The free form is observed as circulating lipids like lipoproteins or free fatty acids.<ref>Kishor Patwardhan, ‘Human Physiology in Ayurveda’, Published by Chaukhambha Orientalia, Varanasi (2005) Page No.19</ref>

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