Dhatus (tissue) nourishes the entire body. In fact, it provides structure to our body. The word Dhatus is originated from of Sanskrit word dha meaning "support, that which bears". Dhatu represents all body fluids and tissues.
There are 7 types of dhatus:
The dhatus are the fundamental tissues of the body.
Each of the dhatus is built out of a previous one and is developed on the nourishment that comes from the digestion of food we eat. They are developed from and nourished by Ahara rasa (chyle) which is produced by proper digestion of food.
Food (Proper digestion) -------------> Ahara rasa (Nutritive fluid)
Ahara rasa (chyle) is the nutritive fluid which is produced from digested food. It enters dhatu system and is converted into the first Dhatu (Rasa Dhatu). It nourishes all cells in the human body and is later transformed into blood.
When the digestion is not proper, ama is produced in the body and absorbed in all dhatus sequentially. As per Ayurveda, our body constitution depend on the seven dhatus. Thus, production of ama indirectly impairs the function of all systems in the body and lead to various disorders.
Food (Improper digestion) -------------> Ahara rasa + Ama (TOXINS)
(Small quantities) (Large quantities)
Ama effecting dhatus (Tissues), srotas (Circulatory channels), doshas (Biological energies- vata, pitta, kapha) and kalas (membranes), leads to many ailments in the body. Thus, AMA (Toxins) is considered as an ultimate cause of diseases in Ayurveda.
There are 7 types of dhatus:
- Rasa (plasma)
- Rakta (blood)
- Mamsa (muscular tissue)
- Meda (fatty tissue)
- Asthi (bone and connective tissue)
- Majja (bone marrow)
- Shukra (semen and ova)
The dhatus are the fundamental tissues of the body.
Each of the dhatus is built out of a previous one and is developed on the nourishment that comes from the digestion of food we eat. They are developed from and nourished by Ahara rasa (chyle) which is produced by proper digestion of food.
Food (Proper digestion) -------------> Ahara rasa (Nutritive fluid)
Ahara rasa (chyle) is the nutritive fluid which is produced from digested food. It enters dhatu system and is converted into the first Dhatu (Rasa Dhatu). It nourishes all cells in the human body and is later transformed into blood.
When the digestion is not proper, ama is produced in the body and absorbed in all dhatus sequentially. As per Ayurveda, our body constitution depend on the seven dhatus. Thus, production of ama indirectly impairs the function of all systems in the body and lead to various disorders.
Food (Improper digestion) -------------> Ahara rasa + Ama (TOXINS)
(Small quantities) (Large quantities)
- Ama affects rasa dhatu and causes malnutrition, weakness, lethargy, diabetes and liver disorders.
- Ama affects rakta dhatu, cause many impurities in the blood and leads to acne, pimples, blemishes, skin darkening, hypertension and cardiac diseases.
- Ama affects mansa dhatu and leads to various muscular problems like muscular dystrophy and myalgia.
- Ama affects the meda dhatu and causes obesity and overweight.
- Ama affects the asthi dhatu and leads to osteo- arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis; spondylitis, hair loss and hair fall.
- Ama affects majja dhatu and leads to malfunctioning of the bone marrow which disturbs the production of blood cells in the body.
- Ama affects shukra dhatu and causes infertility, other diseases of reproductive tract and weakness of reproductive hormones.
Ama effecting dhatus (Tissues), srotas (Circulatory channels), doshas (Biological energies- vata, pitta, kapha) and kalas (membranes), leads to many ailments in the body. Thus, AMA (Toxins) is considered as an ultimate cause of diseases in Ayurveda.
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