Dhatu Intro

Ahara rasa
• त पाञ्चभौ तकस्य चतु वधस्य ष सस्य

वधवीयस्या वधवीयस्य वाऽनेकगुणस्योपयु स्याहारस्य
सम्यक्प रणतस्य यस्तेजोभूतः सारः परमसू मः् स `रसः’
इत्युचयते
् Su.Su 14/3
• Site and Functions of Ahara rasa
• तस्य दयं ानं,
स दया तु वश तधमनीरनु वश्यो वगादश
दशाधोगा मन्य त तयग्गाः कृ त्स्नं शरीरमहरहस्तपय त
वधय त धारय त यापय त चा हेतुकेन कमणा |
Su.Su 14/3
Dhatu
• Etymology –
• धृ धारय त।
• दधा त ध े वा शरीरमन ाणान् इ त धातुः।
• दधा त धारय त शरीरसंवधकान् इ त धातुः।
• शरीर धारणात् धातवः।
• Number and names of Dhatus -
• रसासृक् मांस मेदोऽ म शु ा ण धातवः।
सप्त ष्याः मला मू शकृ त्स्वेदोदयोऽ पच॥
A.H. Su 1/13
• Functions of Dhatu -
• ीणनं जीवनं लेपः स्नेहो धारण
पूरणे।
गभ त्पाद धातूनां े कम मात् स्मृतम्॥
A.H. Su 11/4
Dhatuposhan
• रसा ं ततो मांसं मांसान्मेदस्ततोऽ च |
अ नो् म ा ततः शु ं शु ा भः सादजः ||
Su.Su. 14/16
Upadhatu
• धातूभये् उपजायन्ते इ त उपधातवः।

Bhojtantra
• सरास्नायुरजःस्तन्य त्वचोग त वव जतः।
धातूभये् उपजायन्ते तस्मा े उपधातवः।
• रसात् स्तन्यं ततो र मसृजः कण्डराः सराः |

मांसा सा त्वचः षट् च मेदसः स्नायुस वः ||
Cha. Chi. 15/17
Dhatumala
• कफः प ं मलाः खेषु स्वेदो नखरोम च||६३||
स्नेहोऽ त्व वशामोजो धातूनां मशो मलाः|
A.H. Sha. 3/ 63
Dosha - Dhatu Ashrayashrayi
Relation
• त ा न तो वायुः, प ं तु स्वेदर योः|

ेष्मा शेषेषु, तेनैषामा या यणां मथः||
यदे कस्य तदन्यस्य वधन पणौषधम्|
अ मा तयोनवं, ायो वृ ह तपणात्||
A.H. Su 11/26-27
Dhatu
• Dhatu – To hold or support the human body
• Total seven Dhatus / body tissues
• Rasa
• Rakta
• Mamsa
• Meda
• Asthi
• Majja
• Shukra
Summary of Dhatu
Sr. Name of Correlation Site Function Quantity
No Dhatu
1 Rasa Plasma Heart & 10 Gratification 9 own

Dhamanis / handful
Arteries / fistful
2 Rakta Blood Spleen, Liver To give Life 8
3 Mamsa Muscle Ligamnets, skin To cover -
4 Medo Adipose Kidneys, Lubrication 2

Tissue Omentum
5 Asthi Bone tissue Medo dhatu, Hold/ Support -
Pelvic bones
6 Majja Bone Long bones, To fill empty 1
marrow joints space
7 Shukra Sperm Testis & penis Reproduction 1/2
Summary of Dhatu
Sr. Name of Time required for the Upadhatu Dhatumala
No Dhatu formation of Dhatu
Charak Sushrut
1 Rasa 1st day 1st day Breast milk, Kapha
Menstrual fluid
2 Rakta 2nd day 5th day Blood vessels, Pitta
tendons
3 Mamsa 3rd day 10th day Muscle fat, Skin Wastes of
external
orifices
4 Medo 4th day 15th day Flat muscle Sweat
5 Asthi 5th day 20th day Teeth Hairs, Nails
6 Majja 6th day 25th day Hair Wastes eyes

& feces
7 Shukra 7th day 30th day Ojas Ojas
Summary of Dhatu
No Dhatu Symptoms of decreased Symptoms of Increased
1 Rasa Dry skin, dyspnoea, emaciation, Nausea, ptylism
intolerance of speech, thirst
2 Rakta Craving for sour, cold food Redness of eyes & skin
Collapsing of veins Engorgement of blood vessels
3 Mamsa Fatigue of eye muscles, Heaviness of body, flabbiness of
emaciation of cheeks, buttocks, buttocks, cheeks, arms, thighs
pain in joints
4 Medo Numbness in waist, Fatigue, dyspnoea, pendulous
enlargement of spleen, growth of buttocks, breast,
emaciation , craving for nonveg abdomen
5 Asthi Pain in joints, falling of hairs, Extra teeth, extra bones
breaking of nails, unhealthy,
week teeth
6 Majja Osteoporosis, giddiness, fainting Heaviness of body & eyes, painful
nodules at interphalangeal joints
7 Shukra Delayed ejaculation, bleeding, Increased libido, seminal calculi
severepain burning sensation

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Ahara rasa

• त पाञ्चभौ तकस्य चतु वधस्य ष सस्य

• धातूभये् उपजायन्ते इ त उपधातवः।

• रसात् स्तन्यं ततो र मसृजः कण्डराः सराः |

• त ा न तो वायुः, प ं तु स्वेदर योः|

1 Rasa Plasma Heart & 10 Gratification 9 own

3 Mamsa Muscle Ligamnets, skin To cover -

4 Medo Adipose Kidneys, Lubrication 2

6 Majja 6th day 25th day Hair Wastes eyes

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