| The ''kitta'' part nourishes mala or excretory products like sweat, urine, stool, vata, pitta, kapha, excreta of the ear, nose, mouth, hair follicle, excreta of genital organs, scalp hair, beard, body hair, nails, etc. | | The ''kitta'' part nourishes mala or excretory products like sweat, urine, stool, vata, pitta, kapha, excreta of the ear, nose, mouth, hair follicle, excreta of genital organs, scalp hair, beard, body hair, nails, etc. |
− | The essence part or ''ahara rasa'' nourishes body components ([[dhatu]]) like [[rasa dhatu]] (body fluids), [[rakta]] (blood), [[mamsa]] (flesh), [[meda]] (fat), [[asthi]] (bone), [[majja]] (bone marrow), [[shukra]] (reproductive elements like semen and ovum), [[oja]] (essence of the seven fundamental tissue elements), basic components of five sense organs, joints, ligaments, tendons and mucilage part in the body. | + | The essence part or ''ahara rasa'' nourishes body components ([[dhatu]]) like [[rasa dhatu]] (body fluids), [[rakta dhatu]] (blood), [[mamsa dhatu]] (flesh), [[meda dhatu]] (fat), [[asthi dhatu]] (bone), [[majja dhatu]] (bone marrow), [[shukra dhatu]] (reproductive elements like semen and ovum), [[oja]] (essence of the seven fundamental tissue elements), basic components of five sense organs, joints, ligaments, tendons and mucilage part in the body. |