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These are waste products formed during digestive and metabolic processes. Mala are one of the fundamental constituent of the human body along with [[dosha]] and [[dhatu]]. (Code:SAT-B.457)<ref>National AYUSH Morbidity and Standardized Terminologies Electronic Portal by Ministry of AYUSH Available on http://namstp.ayush.gov.in/#/sat</ref>
==Classes==
Mala are of two classes:
# Aharamala (waste formed during digestion process): These include mutra (urine) and purisha (faeces).
# Dhatumala (waste formed during metabolism process): These include [[kapha]] from [[rasa]], [[pitta]] from [[rakta]], mucus of nose and ear wax from the [[mamsa]], [[sveda]] (perspiration) from the [[meda]], nails and hair from the [[asthi]], rheum of the eye from the [[majja]].
==More information==
[[Grahani Chikitsa]]
==References==