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Dhatu Basics Flashcards

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What are the two functions of Sapta Dhatu?

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Sustain and Nourish the body and successive Dhatus

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What is Poshak Dhatu?

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Supports the body

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What is Pashya Dhatu?

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Nourishes the body

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What is Malas?

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

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What is the Rasa dhatu tissue and function?

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Tissue: plasma, WBC
Function: Immune System

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What is Rakta dhatu tissues and function?

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

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What is the Mamsa dhatu tissue and function?

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

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What is the Medu dhatu tissue and function?

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Tissue: Fat
Function: insulates body heat, lubricates tissues

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What is the Asthi dhatu tissue and function?

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Tissue: Bone & Cartilages
Function: gives structure to body

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What is the Majja dhatu tissue and function?

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

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What is the Male Shukra dhatu tissue and function?

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Tissue: Reproductive tract
Function: Procreation

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What is the Female Artava dhatu tissue and function?

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Tissue: Reproductive tract
Function: holds essence of all tissues

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What is srotas?

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

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14
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How are srotas classified?

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Internal and External

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How many types of srotas are there?

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13 Internal
3 External

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16
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What are the 13 Internal srotas?

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

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What are the 3 external srotas?

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Artava, Stanya, Mano vaha srotas’

18
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What is the function of Pran vaha srotas?

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Carries the breath to all parts of the body

19
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What is the function of Anna vaha srotas?

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Transports solid & liquid foods

20
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What is the function of Udaka vaha srotas?

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Transports water

21
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What is the function of Rasa vaha srotas?

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Carries plasma & lymph

22
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What is the function of Rakta vaha srotas?

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Carries blood cells esp. hemoglobin

23
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What is the function of Mamsa vaha srotas?

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Carries muscle nutrients & wastes

24
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What is the function of Meda vaha srotas?

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Supplies adipose tissues

25
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What is the function of Asthi vaha srotas?

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Carries nutrients to bone & transports waste

26
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What is the function of Majja vaha srotas?

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Supplies bone marrow & nerves including wastes

27
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What is the function of Shukra vaha srotas?

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Carries and nourishes sperm & ova

28
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What is the function of Purisha vaha srotas?

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Carries feces

29
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What is the function of Mutra vaha srotas?

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Carries urine

30
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What is the function of Sweda vaha srotas?

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Carries sweat

31
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What is the function of Artava vaha srotas?

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Carries menstruation

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What is the function of Stanya vaha srotas?

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Carries breast milk during lactation

33
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What is the function of Mano vaha srotas?

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Carries thoughts, ideas, emotions and impressions

34
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What is Grahani or Agnashaya and where is it seated?

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Duodenum, a little above and left side of umbilicus

35
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What is Tila or Pittashaya and where is it seated?

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Gall Bladder, below the liver

36
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What is Pawanashaya and where is it seated?

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Large Intestine, below the Agnshaya/Grahani

37
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  • ऊध्वमर् ग्न्याशयो नाभेवार्मभागे व्यविस्थतः ।
  • तस्योप�र �तलं �ेयं तदधः पवनाशयः ।।
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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

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  • मलाशयस्त्वधस्तस्य बिस्तमूत्रर् ाशयः स्मतृ ः ।
  • जीवरकताशयमुरो �ेयाः सप्ताशयास्त्वमी ।।
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  • 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).

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