Seventh Dhatu –Artava (female Reproductive tissue)
Artava Dhatu is the female reproductive tissue, mainly the ovaries and uterus.
Purpose: creation
Element: Water
Attributes: Heavy, Dense, Hot, and Passive
Action: continuity, next generation, pleasure sensations
Causes of Artava disorders:
- having intercourse at inappropriate times (midday or midnight, dawn or dusk)
- over indulgence in sexual activity
- having sex during the menses
- sex under the influence of intoxicants
- sex in wrong position
- use of chemical spermicides
- physical or surgical trauma to the lower pelvic floor
- gonorrhea, syphilis, or herpes
- following tantric sexual practices without proper guidance
- emotional stress and worry
Signs of decreased Artava Dhatu:
- low libido
- pain during coitus
- fear of sex
- abortions
- primary sterility
- no ovulation
Signs of increased Artava Dhatu:
- preoccupation with sex
- increased desire for sex
- premature orgasm
- multiple cystic ovary
- sterility
- no ovulation