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Mala are of two classes:  
 
Mala are of two classes:  
  
# Aharamala (waste formed during digestion process): These include [[mutra]] (urine) and [[purisha]] (faeces).  
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* Aharamala (waste formed during digestion process): These include [[mutra]] (urine) and [[purisha]] (faeces).  
 
   
 
   
# Dhatumala (waste formed during metabolism process): These include [[kapha]] from [[rasa]],  [[pitta]] from [[rakta]], mucus of nose and ear wax from the [[mamsa]],  [[sveda]] (perspiration) from the  [[meda]], nails and hair from the [[asthi]], rheum of the eye from the [[majja]].  
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* Dhatumala (waste formed during metabolism process): These include [[kapha]] from [[rasa]],  [[pitta]] from [[rakta]], mucus of nose and ear wax from the [[mamsa]],  [[sveda]] (perspiration) from the  [[meda]], nails and hair from the [[asthi]], rheum of the eye from the [[majja]].
  
 
==More information==
 
==More information==

Revision as of 06:02, 17 February 2020

These are waste products formed during digestive and metabolic processes. Mala are one of the fundamental constituent of the human body along with dosha and dhatu. (Code:SAT-B.457)[1]

Classes

Mala are of two classes:

  • Aharamala (waste formed during digestion process): These include mutra (urine) and purisha (faeces).
  • Dhatumala (waste formed during metabolism process): These include kapha from rasa, pitta from rakta, mucus of nose and ear wax from the mamsa, sveda (perspiration) from the meda, nails and hair from the asthi, rheum of the eye from the majja.

More information

Grahani Chikitsa

References

  1. National AYUSH Morbidity and Standardized Terminologies Electronic Portal by Ministry of AYUSH Available on http://namstp.ayush.gov.in/#/sat