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==Panchabhautika constitution and properties:==
==Panchabhautika constitution and properties:==
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The rasa dhatu has [[jala mahabhuta]] predominance in its constitution. It possesses liquidity(drava), fluidity (sara), ''manda''(opaque), ''snigdha''(viscous) and ''pichchila''(unctuous) properties.<ref name=Dwarakanath>Dwarkanath C. Introduction to Kayachikitsa. Chaukhambha Orientalia. Varanasi; 1996. Third edition.pg.320</ref>
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The rasa dhatu has [[jala mahabhuta]] predominance in its constitution. It possesses liquidity(drava), fluidity (sara), opaque(manda), viscous(snigdha) and unctuous(pichchila) properties.<ref name=Dwarakanath>Dwarkanath C. Introduction to Kayachikitsa. Chaukhambha Orientalia. Varanasi; 1996. Third edition.pg.320</ref>
==Formation and metabolism of ''rasa dhatu''==
==Formation and metabolism of ''rasa dhatu''==