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Vidhi Vimarsha :
=== ''Vidhi Vimarsha'' ===
What is rakta’s relationship with blood? Rakta is a dhatu, or a flowing tissue that is responsible for the sustenance of life. Unlike what has been written in various commentaries or texts on rakta, blood is not the same as raktadhatu. Blood contains formed elements (RBC, WBC, platelets) which are products of sarakta meda, the integral component of majjadhatu. It has plasma containing minerals, vitamins, procoagulant and anticoagulant factors, enzymes, hormones, neurotransmitters, nutrients, etc., which are mostly assigned to rasadhatu. Blood also contains fats, cholesterol, free fatty acids etc., which are products of medadhatu. It contains blood proteins such as actin, myosin, myoglobin, etc. which are integral components of mamsadhatu. It also contains metabolic wastes such as urea and lactic acid etc., which are mala. Therefore, raktadhatu is a component of blood, using it as part of its material structure for its functions.
What is rakta’s relationship with blood? Rakta is a dhatu, or a flowing tissue that is responsible for the sustenance of life. Unlike what has been written in various commentaries or texts on rakta, blood is not the same as raktadhatu. Blood contains formed elements (RBC, WBC, platelets) which are products of sarakta meda, the integral component of majjadhatu. It has plasma containing minerals, vitamins, procoagulant and anticoagulant factors, enzymes, hormones, neurotransmitters, nutrients, etc., which are mostly assigned to rasadhatu. Blood also contains fats, cholesterol, free fatty acids etc., which are products of medadhatu. It contains blood proteins such as actin, myosin, myoglobin, etc. which are integral components of mamsadhatu. It also contains metabolic wastes such as urea and lactic acid etc., which are mala. Therefore, raktadhatu is a component of blood, using it as part of its material structure for its functions.