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==Affinity of vitiation==
==Affinity of vitiation==
Dosha primarily vitiate their own sites of body constituents (dhatu and mala). The vata dosha resides in and vitiates bones (asthi); pitta dosha vitiates sweat (sweda) and blood (rakta dhatu). Kapha dosha affects all remaining body constituents like nutrient fluids (rasa dhatu), muscle tissue (mamsa dhatu), adipose tissue (meda dhatu), bone marrow(majja), reproductive constituents (shukra dhatu), urine (mutra) and stools (purisha). [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 11/26]<ref name="Ashtanga Hridaya"/>
Dosha primarily vitiate their own sites of body constituents ([[dhatu]] and [[mala]]). The vata dosha resides in and vitiates bones ([[asthi]]); pitta dosha vitiates sweat ([[sweda]]) and blood ([[rakta dhatu]]). Kapha dosha affects all remaining body constituents like nutrient fluids ([[rasa dhatu]]), muscle tissue ([[mamsa dhatu]]), adipose tissue ([[meda dhatu]]), bone marrow ([[majja dhatu]]), reproductive constituents ([[shukra dhatu]]), urine ([[mutra]]) and stools ([[purisha]]). [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 11/26]<ref name="Ashtanga Hridaya"/>
These sites are important in diagnosis of origin of disease pathology, site of lesion, and target oriented treatments.
These sites are important in diagnosis of origin of disease pathology, site of lesion, and target oriented treatments.
==Importance of dosha==
==Importance of dosha==