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BASIC
PRINCIPLES OF AYURVEDA |
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Dhatus - Body Tissues (The 7 Dhatus)
Tissue Layers (Dhatus)
The Ayurvedic view of the body is similar in many ways to modem beliefs. There are seven tissue systems (dhatus) in the body. Each tissue is primarily governed by one of the three elements. Each dhatu is developed or transformed out of the previous tissue layer, beginning with rasa (plasma). If the plasma is not healthy, then all the other layers are be affected.
1. Plasma (rasa) Kapha
2. Blood (rakta) Pitta
3. Muscle (mamsa) Kapha
4. Fat (medas) Kapha
5. Bone (asthi) Vayu
6. Nerves Kapha; fluid/marrow (majja); reproductive (ukra) Kapha
The cause of a diseased dhatu can be accurately determined. For example, if a person has cancer in the blood, we know that excess Pitta (heat, toxins) exists in the blood. If a person has osteoporosis, then too much Vayu is present in the bones. Muscular dystrophy is an example of a muscular or Kapha problem.
Once the elemental cause of the illness is known, various therapies are used to balance the system by reducing the excessive element(s) and increasing the deficient one(s). Therapies include the use of herbs, natural foods and variations in lifestyle.
Signs and Symptoms of vitiated tissues (Dhatus)
Restlessness, palpitation, cardiac pain, exhaustion without cause, irritation by loud noises, haemoglobin deficiency, roughness and dryness of skin.
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Blood (rakta) - cracks, loss of luster, emaciation (especially of buttocks, neck and
abdomen) |
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Muscle (mamsa) - cracking joints, eye |
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Fat (medas) - lassitude, overly thin constitution, exhaustion, falling hair, nails, teeth,
loose joints |
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Bone (asthi) - thinness, weakness, bone, lightness, Vayu bone diseases weakness,
and dry mouth |
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Marrow (majja) - pallor, lassitude |
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Reproductive - exertion, impotence, non-ejaculation of semen |
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Essence (ukra) |
| Introduction
| Pancha
Maha Bhootas | Tridoshas
| Trigunas
| Agni
| Dhatus
| Malas
| Prakriti
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