Dhatu
Classification of Dhatus (Body tissues)
Dhatus are the basic elements or tissues of the body. They are seven in number. Dhatus are basic tissues which maintain and nourish the body. The word “Dhatu” comes from a Sanskrit word which means “that which forms the body”; the root “dha” means “support” or“sustaining” the body. They all are vulnerable to vitiation caused due to the imbalance of any one or all the three Doshas..
| Dhatus | Correlated with |
| Ras | Tissue fluid or intercellular fluid , lymph, plasma, chyle |
| Rakta | Blood, blood cells |
| Maans | Muscle tissue |
| Med | Fat tissue. |
| Asthi | Bone tissue |
| Majja | Bone marrow |
| Shukra | Sperm in males, Ovum in females, reproductive tissue |