Different types of wholesome foods ingested in the form of eatables, drinkables, lickables and masticables stimulate the ''antaragni'' (digestive process) and get properly digested by respective ''bhutagni'' (specific digestion as per basic constituent or element). Further in due course of time food gets transformed into different ''dhatus'' in presence of ''dhatvagni'' (tissue specific digestion and metabolism) and ''vata'' (''vyana vayu'') by the process of ''dhatvagnipaka'' or metabolism, nourishes the tissues through the channels of circulation without any interruption, and produces plumpness, strength, complexion, health and longevity. The tissues are sustained by getting fed by various nourishing factors (''poshaka dhatus''). [3] | Different types of wholesome foods ingested in the form of eatables, drinkables, lickables and masticables stimulate the ''antaragni'' (digestive process) and get properly digested by respective ''bhutagni'' (specific digestion as per basic constituent or element). Further in due course of time food gets transformed into different ''dhatus'' in presence of ''dhatvagni'' (tissue specific digestion and metabolism) and ''vata'' (''vyana vayu'') by the process of ''dhatvagnipaka'' or metabolism, nourishes the tissues through the channels of circulation without any interruption, and produces plumpness, strength, complexion, health and longevity. The tissues are sustained by getting fed by various nourishing factors (''poshaka dhatus''). [3] |