Fourth Dhatu – Meda Dhatu (Fat tissue) Meda is adipose tissue, a loose connective tissue that includes fat, phospholipids, steroids, cholesterol, hormones, and other types of lipids. Fat serves as a building block of every cell in the body, as a source for energy,...
Third Dhatu – Mamsa Dhatu (Muscle tissue) The muscular system accounts for nearly half of the body weight. Muscles are derived from Earth and Water elements, both which are heavy, and from the Fire element that accounts for muscle action. Muscles give shape to the...
Sixth Dathu – Majja Dhatu (Nerve Tissue and Bone Marrow) Bone marrow is a soft jelly like tissue within the cavity of the bone. Every bone has a little foramen, a small hole, through which the nerves and blood vessels enter the bone tissue. Therefore, the bone tissue...
The Sanskrit word Dha means holding, placing, containing. Dhatu means tissue, that which holds together, the constructing, cementing material of the body. The main objective of the Dhatus is to sustain and nourish the body. There are seven Dhatus (bodily tissues),...
Fifth Dhatu – Asthi (Bone tissue) Asthi Dhatu, the bone tissue, is the densest tissue in the body. It provides support, gives shape to the head, face, thorax, limbs and nose. It protects delicate vital organs – the brain, eyes, heart, lungs, uterus, and prostate...
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...
Ayurveda classifies human psychological aspects into three basic types: Sattvic, Rajasic, and Tamasic. These three types differ in moral disposition, their reaction to social, cultural and physical conditions, and by their point of view over life. There is a constant...
Channels of Elimination The three channels are: Feces Urine Sweat Importance of the channels of elimination for health The regular and routine discharge of the body’s byproducts is elementary for maintaining balance and health. Quantity, quality and timing of...
Srotas The human body seems to the naked eye as a solid mass, but it is really a bundle of millions of channels, tubes and passages, enabling the flow of life to take place. Every single cell has ducts that enable the entrance of oxygen and sodium ions, and the exit...
In Ayurveda, the routine and habitual suppression of natural urges is regarded as a major cause for illness. Vata Dosha is responsible for the formation and execution of the natural urges; therefor suppression will cause aggravated Vata. The natural urges serve...
In traditional medicine, the source of phlegm formation is undigested food. Therefore, if for any reason the process of digestion was not completely successful, the remains of the undigested food will manifest as phlegm. Phlegm has typical qualities, it is sticky,...
Ojas (natural immunity) & Bala (strength) Ojas is the essence responsible for vitality and immunity. It maintains the natural resistance of the bodily tissues, fights against aging, wasting and disease. Ojas is the source of vitality and immunity, but power is...
