savitha 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2009 Ayurveda description of Dhatus ( the tissues which help in nourishing body) There are several definitions for dhatu in ayurveda. Few of them are given below. "Shareera dharanathdhatawaha" - The tissues which nourish the body and support it are called as dhatus. "Poshanadharanayoho" - Those which nourish the successive tissue and support it. "Dadhati datteya vaa shareera manaha praanaan" - these tissues nourish and support the body, mind and life Dhatus are "Shakti yukta dravyas". i.e they supply nutrients to other vital tissues and keep the body healthy. They nourish and support the successive tissues. There are seven dhatus Rasa - Lymph rakta - blood Maamsa- Muscles medas - Fat or adipose tissue asthi - Bone majja - Bone marrow sukra - Semen, sex harmones Pancha maha bhutas in dhatus Rasa (lymph) - Jala + Rakta (blood) - jala + Agni ++ Maamsa (muscle) - Pruthvi ++ Jala Medas (fat) - Jala +++, Pruthvi + Asthi(bone) - Pruthvi ++ , aakasha+ Majja (marrow) - Jala +++ pruthvi + Sukra (semen) - Jala ++ Pruthvi + Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vaidya abhishek goel 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2009 dear savitha ji excellant explanation of dhatus, you have explained a lot in very short description. i am an ayurvedic physicion . i have done my b.a.m.s. from bharati vidyapeeth pune. are you also an ayurvedic physicion. i am impressed . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
