Dhatus: Bodily Tissues PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMYAyurveda has identified seven constituent tissues whereby the body both lives and dies. These tissues are called dhatus. Like doshas, dhatus are formed from the five elements – space, air, fire, water, and earth. The Sapta (seven) Dhatu (tissues) elements form the pillars of the body that form the means of…

Marmas is the meeting place of two or more of the five elements of the body i.e, vessels, muscles, ligaments, bones and joints. There are altogether 107 marmas which are classified into 5 groups: 1. Mamsa marmas(flesy)-11 2. Sira marma(vessels)-41 3. Snayu marmas(ligaments)-27 4. Asthi marmas(bones)-8 5. Sandhi(joints)-20 According to the effect of injury to…

The body contains numerous channels through which the dhatus, doshas and malas circulate, known as strotas in Ayurveda, these consist of both gross channels, such as the intestinal tract, lymphatic system, arteries, veins, and the genitor-urinary tracts, as well as the more subtle channels, such as the capillaries.( mentioned earlier in ‘malas’ as mootravahastrotas etc)In…

Agni is the biological fire of life which causes transformation of food and dhatus in the body. Pitta is the source of energy whereas agni is the fire itself.

Oja is the cumulative essence remaining after the cycle of dhatu nutrition is complete. Our physical, mental, and spiritual strength is totally dependent on oja. Our personal aura, the strength and glow we are meant to exude, is produced from an abundance of oja. This is our best safeguard against mental and physical disease. As…

The dhatus of the body are the basic or fundamental tissue of the body that compose human body. They dharan(support) & nourish the body.They are 7 in number so, called saptadhatu. 1. Rasa(chyle/plasma) 2. Rakta(blood) 3. Mamsa(flesh/muscle) 4. Meda(fat) 5. Asthi(bone) 6. Majja(marrow) 7. Sukra(semen) The dhatus are formed from & nourished by ahar rasa….

The Physical, psychic and cosmic language of the body is created from the circadian rhythm of the universe set in motion some billions of years ago when the five great elements were born. Space, air, fire, water and earth, the first material for life, are the basis of the Vedic sciences. In Ayurveda human physiology…

Universe as well as human body is made up of five basic elements collectively called Panchamahabhuta .According to Ayurveda everything in life is composed of the Panchamahabhutas – Akash (Space), Vayu (Air), Jal (Water), Agni (Fire) and Prithvi (Earth). Omnipresent, they are mixed in an infinite variety of relative proportions such that each form of…

Three primordial forces, or principles (GUNAS) namely Sattva, Rajas & Tamas, interweaving to create the five elements – space, air, fire, water and earth – birth the entire creation. The principle of stillness, tamas, replenishes the universe and its beings and is the main principle of support within the physical universe. The principle of self-organizing…