Abstract

Dr. Afreen Siddiqui*, Dr. Gitanjali Sasmal and Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

ABSTRACT

Dhatus are those entities which actually sustain living body. Even though all three entities, Dosha, Dhatu, and Mala sustain body and for this reason are called “Tridhatu”. Dhatu indicates sustenance of body and nourishment from only and only Sara portion of Ahara Rasa. Food has to undergo digestion by Pachakagni, Dhatwagni, along with Bhutagni. Dhatu also gets nourished from Dhatu and nourishes other Dhatu. The term metabolism of a food substance is meant by a series of specific biochemical reactions occurring within the living organism from the time of its incorporation into the cell or tissue till its excretion, of which some are concerned with tissue synthesis and others with tissue breakdown what are termed as anabolism and catabolism respectively. The same explanation is elaborated in Ayurveda classics by various Acharyas giving their own point of view and which is termed as Dhatu Poshana Nyaya. The examination of the subject with proper evidence and logic is the Nyaya. In the case of Dhatu Poshan also a number of theories have been proposed. Regarding the procedure of the nutrition of various nutrients which takes place in the body, various theories have been established. One should take all these Nyayas are equivalent to each other. They do not interfere with each other nor do they oppose each other, it is therefore needed to accept all laws together and interpret replenishment of seven Dhatus in a fashion where all laws become applicable.