Changes

==== Increase and decrease in body elements ====

==== Increase and decrease in body elements ====

The nature of food ingredients that either increase or decrease dhatus is described. Only physical factors follow the above mentioned principles. Other factors like intellect etc. do not increase or decrease.  

The nature of food ingredients that either increase or decrease ''dhatus'' is described. Only physical factors follow the above mentioned principles. Other factors like intellect etc. do not increase or decrease.  

A substance may be either identical totally (i.e., similar in all respects (including form)) or have partial similarities (in terms of majority of qualities). Yogindranath says that the former refers to dravya while the latter is gunasamanya. For example, meat is identical to mamsa dhatu (one of the seven structural elements or dhatus) completely and hence the intake of meat increases mamsa dhatu. Shukra and milk, on the other hand, are not identical with each other but the major qualities of semen are predominantly found in milk. For example, both of them are liquid in nature. Hence, the habitual use of milk increases semen although to a lesser extent as compared to meat’s increasing mamsa dhatu.

A substance may be either identical totally (i.e., similar in all respects (including form)) or have partial similarities (in terms of majority of qualities). Yogindranath says that the former refers to ''dravya'' while the latter is ''gunasamanya''. For example, meat is identical to ''mamsa dhatu'' (one of the seven structural elements or ''dhatus'') completely and hence the intake of meat increases ''mamsa'' ''dhatu''. ''Shukra'' and milk, on the other hand, are not identical with each other but the major qualities of semen are predominantly found in milk. For example, both of them are liquid in nature. Hence, the habitual use of milk increases semen although to a lesser extent as compared to meat’s increasing ''mamsa dhatu''.

Such increase or decrease of dhatu by similar or dissimilar food ingredients takes place only when they are taken habitually. Occasional intake of such food does not cause any such effect.

Such increase or decrease of ''dhatu'' by similar or dissimilar food ingredients takes place only when they are taken habitually. Occasional intake of such food does not cause any such effect.

==== Attributes ====

==== Attributes ====