Dhatu Basics

Question 1

What are the two functions of Sapta Dhatu?

Answer 1

Sustain and Nourish the body and successive Dhatus

Question 2

What is Poshak Dhatu?

Answer 2

Supports the body

Question 3

What is Pashya Dhatu?

Answer 3

Nourishes the body

Question 4

What is Malas?

Answer 4

Waste products (kitta paka) that rise out of metabolic transformation of Dhatus

Question 5

What is the Rasa dhatu tissue and function?

Answer 5

Tissue: plasma, WBC
Function: Immune System

Question 6

What is Rakta dhatu tissues and function?

Answer 6

Tissue: Red blood cells (RBC)
Function: Oxygenating vital organs

Question 7

What is the Mamsa dhatu tissue and function?

Answer 7

Tissue: Muscles
Function: strength, protects delicate organs, smoothes joint movements

Question 8

What is the Medu dhatu tissue and function?

Answer 8

Tissue: Fat
Function: insulates body heat, lubricates tissues

Question 9

What is the Asthi dhatu tissue and function?

Answer 9

Tissue: Bone & Cartilages
Function: gives structure to body

Question 10

What is the Majja dhatu tissue and function?

Answer 10

Tissue: Bone marrow, Nerves
Function: motor impulses, sensory impulses, cellular communication

Question 11

What is the Male Shukra dhatu tissue and function?

Answer 11

Tissue: Reproductive tract
Function: Procreation

Question 12

What is the Female Artava dhatu tissue and function?

Answer 12

Tissue: Reproductive tract
Function: holds essence of all tissues

Question 13

What is srotas?

Answer 13

Channels that circulate the doshas and tissues to various organs and transports wastes

Question 14

How are srotas classified?

Answer 14

Internal and External

Question 15

How many types of srotas are there?

Answer 15

13 Internal
3 External

Question 16

What are the 13 Internal srotas?

Answer 16

Pran, Anna, Udaka, Rasa, Rakta, Mamsa, Meda, Asthi, Majja, Shukra, Purisha, Mutra, Sweda vaha srotas’

Question 17

What are the 3 external srotas?

Answer 17

Artava, Stanya, Mano vaha srotas’

Question 18

What is the function of Pran vaha srotas?

Answer 18

Carries the breath to all parts of the body

Question 19

What is the function of Anna vaha srotas?

Answer 19

Transports solid & liquid foods

Question 20

What is the function of Udaka vaha srotas?

Answer 20

Transports water

Question 21

What is the function of Rasa vaha srotas?

Answer 21

Carries plasma & lymph

Question 22

What is the function of Rakta vaha srotas?

Answer 22

Carries blood cells esp. hemoglobin

Question 23

What is the function of Mamsa vaha srotas?

Answer 23

Carries muscle nutrients & wastes

Question 24

What is the function of Meda vaha srotas?

Answer 24

Supplies adipose tissues

Question 25

What is the function of Asthi vaha srotas?

Answer 25

Carries nutrients to bone & transports waste

Question 26

What is the function of Majja vaha srotas?

Answer 26

Supplies bone marrow & nerves including wastes

Question 27

What is the function of Shukra vaha srotas?

Answer 27

Carries and nourishes sperm & ova

Question 28

What is the function of Purisha vaha srotas?

Answer 28

Carries feces

Question 29

What is the function of Mutra vaha srotas?

Answer 29

Carries urine

Question 30

What is the function of Sweda vaha srotas?

Answer 30

Carries sweat

Question 31

What is the function of Artava vaha srotas?

Answer 31

Carries menstruation

Question 32

What is the function of Stanya vaha srotas?

Answer 32

Carries breast milk during lactation

Question 33

What is the function of Mano vaha srotas?

Answer 33

Carries thoughts, ideas, emotions and impressions

Question 34

What is Grahani or Agnashaya and where is it seated?

Answer 34

Duodenum, a little above and left side of umbilicus

Question 35

What is Tila or Pittashaya and where is it seated?

Answer 35

Gall Bladder, below the liver

Question 36

What is Pawanashaya and where is it seated?

Answer 36

Large Intestine, below the Agnshaya/Grahani

Question 37

* ऊध्वमर् ग्न्याशयो नाभेवार्मभागे व्यविस्थतः । * तस्योप�र �तलं �ेयं तदधः पवनाशयः ।।

Answer 37

Little above and left side of umbilicus is the place of Agnashaya (pachk agni) and this is the place in Ayurveda called Grahani (duodenum). Ashaya means hollow place Without vitiation in duodenum, celiac disease doesn’t occur. Unhealthy eating or wrong postpartum care is cause of celiac

Question 38

* मलाशयस्त्वधस्तस्य बिस्तमूत्रर् ाशयः स्मतृ ः । * जीवरकताशयमुरो �ेयाः सप्ताशयास्त्वमी ।।

Answer 38

* Below Pawanashaya, it is Malashaya (seat of feces - Anus). Below Malashaya, it is Mutrashaya (Urinary bladder- Basti). Jiva- Raktashaya resides in the chest and its seat is the heart. * These are seven Ashayas (organs) in men (Pitta Shaya, Agna Shaya, Pawana Shaya, Mala Shaya, Mutra Shaya and Rakta Shaya) while women have more three more Ashyas and they are Gharbhashay (uterus), and two stanas or breasts or stana shayas (breast).