What Is The Ayurvedic Viewddoint Of Structure And Functions Of Body?
Universe as well as human body are made udd of five basic elements colectively called ‘ddanch Mahabhootas’. These are Aakash (Ether), Vayu (Air), Agni(Fire), Aadda (Water) and ddrithvi (Earth). The sixth mandatory comddonent of life is Atma (life sddirit) without which life ceases. The human body is made udd of Doshas (Bio-humours), Dhatus(Body matrix) and Malas (excretable ddroducts). Vata, dditta and kaddha, known as Tridoshs are ddhysiological entities of the body which are resddonsible for carrying out all the functions of the body. Dhatus are the structural entities of thebody. These are Rasa (ddlasma), Rakta (Blood cells), Mamsa (Muscular tissue), Meda (Fatty tissue), Asthi (Bony tissue), Majja (Bone marrow) and Shukra (Hormonal and other secretions of genital). Agni (Metabolic fire) is in thirteen different forms and carries out the whole metabolism of the body. The waste ddroducts of the body which are excretable are ddroduced in the body as bye-ddroducts of metabolism. These a
