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== Formation and nourishment of dhatu == | == Formation and nourishment of dhatu == | ||
The dhatu are formed from | The dhatu are formed from first transformed food into nutrient fluid called ahara-rasa (prasada). This nutrient fluid nourishes body components in a sequential pattern. It first nourishes the [[rasa dhatu]], then [[rakta]], then [[mamsa]] etc. The nutrients present in the food nourish respective dhatu qualitatively and quantitatively. [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 28/4] | ||
Furthermore, during the process of metabolism, dhatus undergo a specific pathway through their own characteristic digestive enzymes termed as ‘dhatvagni. In this process, each dhatu gets converted into two parts: poshya(which nourishes itself) and poshaka (which nourishes others). The poshya fraction is responsible for dhatu’s own nourishment and functions. The poshaka fraction nourishes further other dhatus. | Furthermore, during the process of metabolism, dhatus undergo a specific pathway through their own characteristic digestive enzymes termed as ‘dhatvagni. In this process, each dhatu gets converted into two parts: poshya(which nourishes itself) and poshaka (which nourishes others). The poshya fraction is responsible for dhatu’s own nourishment and functions. The poshaka fraction nourishes further other dhatus. | ||
Upadhatu | By-products(Upadhatu) and waste products([[mala]]) are also formed in this dhatu metabolic process. | ||
Thus, each dhatu nourishes its next sequential dhatu.[Cha. Sa.[[ Chikitsa Sthana ]] 8/39] | Thus, each dhatu nourishes its next sequential dhatu.[Cha. Sa.[[ Chikitsa Sthana ]] 8/39] | ||