Ayurveda description of rasa Dhatu
About Ayurveda > Ayurveda description of Rasa Dhatu
Ayurveda description of Rasa Dhatu
Rasa dhatu is formed when agni digests food. When food is completely digested with the help of normally secreted digestive juices, the nutritive part of the digested food is called as rasa. This nutritive juice nourishes all cells and tissues of body. It is analogous to extra cellular and intracellular fluids.
Importance of rasa:
"Rasajam purusham vidyaat rasam
rakshet prayatnatah
annath paanathcha mathimaan aahaaraatch apyathandritah"
Rasa dhatu contains all the nutients required to nourish body.
Hence ayurveda achaaryas mention human body as product of rasa.
As rasa dhatu nourishes body and helps to keep it healthy, we
should always put efforts to protect rasa dhatu. This can be
done by consuming healthy food, plenty of liquid like
water ,
milk etc and practicing healthy lifestyle. Indigestion impairs
quality of rasadhatu.
What happens when rasadhatu decreases?
"Rase roukshyam shramassoshoglani
shabdaasahishnutha"
When rasa dhatu decreases the following symptoms appear.
Dry skin ( twak rukshata)
tiredness (shrama)
Dehydration ( Shosha)
Malaise (glani)
Intolerance to sound (shabdaasahishnuta)
What happens when rasadhatu increases?
"Rasopi sleshmavat sleshmaagni sadana
praseka
aalasygouravam shwaitya shaitya sladhangatvam shwaasa
kaasaati nidrata"
When rasa dhatu increases the following symptoms appear
Indigestion (agnimandya)
Excess salivation (praseka)
Lethargy (Aalasya)
Pallor (shweta varna)
Weakness (shaithilya)
Gasping for breath (shwasa)
Cough (kaasa)
Increased sleep (atinidrata)
Symptoms of improperly formed rasa dhatu
Inactiveness
Loss of appetite
Nausea
Heaviness of body
Increased salivation
Feeling of tiredness
Fever
Body pain
Inability to perform sex or temporary
erectile dysfunction
Emaciation
Premature hair loss and
premature graying
Go to Free consultations
Email us
|
|
|
|