Dhātu (ayurveda)
Dhātus (dhä·tōōs), n.pl. ( from Sanskrit धातु dhātu - layer, stratum, constituent part, ingredient, element, primitive matter[1] ) in Ayurveda, the seven fundamental principles (elements) that support the basic structure (and functioning) of the body.[2]
They consist of:[3]
- Rasa dhatu (lymph)[3] the substratum formed just after the digestion of food. The main function of this Dhatu is nourishment.
- Rakta dhatu (blood)[3] This is the second Dhatu formed after the food digestion. This is formed from the former Dhatu, Rasa Dhatu
- Mamsa dhatu (muscles)[3] This is the third Dhatu. This is formed from the former Dhatu, Rakta Dhatu. The main function of covering the bones.
- Medus dhatu (fat)[3]
- Asthi dhatu (bone)[3]
- Majja dhatu (marrow (bone and spinal))[3]
- Shukra dhatu (semen)[3]
Traditional texts often refer to these as the Seven Dhātus (Saptadhātus). Ojas, meaning vigour or vitality, is known as the eighth Dhātu, or Mahādhātu (superior, or great dhātu).[4]
See also
Dhātu (disambiguation) - a Buddhist technical term or a stupa, Pāli thūpa.
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Ayurveda
- Ancient origin:
- Proto Shiva in Yogic pose, 2350-2000 BCE
- Rigveda, c 1500–1000 BCE
- Indian-origin religions
- Ancient Hindu texts:
- Ayurveda
- Brhat Trayi
- Viswanatha chikitsa
- Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
- Yoga Korunta
(specialised branches)
- Agni (metabolic fire)
- Dhātu (bodily substances)
- Dosha (bodily humours)
- Mala (bodily wastes)
- Pañcabhūta (five elements)
- Abhyanga (massage)
- Basti (enema)
- Dinacharya (routine)
- Neti (nasal irrigation)
- Oil pulling
- Pulse diagnosis
- Rasaśāstra (alchemy)
- Samskara
- Shodhana
- Sattvic diet
- Svedana (steam bathing)
- Urine therapy
- Yoga as exercise
- Traditional designations:
- Modern designations:
- AYUSH Medical Officer
- Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery (BAMS)
- MD (Ayurveda)
institutions
- Ashram
- All India Institute of Ayurveda
- Central Council of Indian Medicine
- Gurukula
- Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga
- North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homeopathy
- North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicine
- National Institute of Ayurveda at Jaipur
- National Institute of Ayurveda at Punchkula
- National Institute of Siddha
- Yoga teacher training
- Ashtānga Hridayam
- Charaka Samhita
- Harita Samhita
- Kashyapa Samhita
- Nibandha Samgraha
- Rājamārtaṇḍa
- Rājamṛgāṅka (Ayurveda book)
- Sushruta Samhita
- Viswanatha chikitsa
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- Contemporary:
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similar systems
- Cultural appropriation
- Glossary of Ayurveda
- Greater India
- Indianisation
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External links
- The Dhatus
