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Ayurveda, the most ancient Indian medicinal science, the origin
of which can be traced back to more than 5000 years. The main concept of
Ayurveda is that it personalizes the healing process. According to Ayurveda the
human body is composed of four basics
These are called the Mool Siddhant or the basic fundamentals of Ayurveda.
Dosha
The three vital principles of doshas are vata, pitta and kapha, which together
regulate and control the catabolic and anabolic metabolism. The main function of
the three doshas is to carry the byproduct of digested foods throughout the
body, which helps in building up the body tissues. Any malfunction in these
doshas causes disease.
Dhatu
Dhatu can be defined, as one, which supports the body. There are seven tissue
systems in the body. They are as follows:
Dhatus only provide the basic nutrition to the body. And it helps in the growth
and structure of mind. It is a chain system where each dhatu is developed or
transformed out of the previous tissue layer, starting with the first dhatu i.e.
plasma (rasa). So it is important that the first tissue, plasma should be
healthy if it is not it will affect the other dhatus or tissues also. The main
tissue Rasa is derived from food and is composed of vata, pitta and kapha
molecules. It supplies nourishment to all the tissues. It does not contain
cells. Dhatus mainly provide the nourishment to all the tissues. It contains no
cells.
Mala
Mala means waste products or dirty. It is third in the trinity of the body i.e.
doshas and dhatu. There are three main types of malas, e.g. stool, urine and
sweat. Malas are mainly the waste products of the body so their proper excretion
from the body is essential to maintain the proper health of the individual.
There are mainly two aspect of mala i.e. mala and kitta. Mala is about waste
products of the body whereas kitta is all about the waste products of dhatus.
Agni
All kinds of metabolic and digestive activity of the body takes place with the
help of the biological fire of the body called Agni. Agni can be termed as the
various enzymes present in the elementary canal, liver and the tissue cells.
That's why Ayurveda is called the "science of life" or longevity,
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