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==== Formation of the seven ''dhatus'' ====
==== Formation of the seven ''dhatus'' ====
''Rasa, rakta, mamsa, meda, asthi, majja'' and ''shukra'' are the seven fundamental entities that sustain the human body. These can be called ‘tissues’ for the sake of convenience, though some of them are not tissues in a strict sense. It will be pertinent to look into these individual entities at this stage to understand what they really are in terms of anatomy. [ ]
''Rasa, rakta, mamsa, meda, asthi, majja'' and ''shukra'' are the seven fundamental entities that sustain the human body. These can be called ‘tissues’ for the sake of convenience, though some of them are not tissues in a strict sense. It will be pertinent to look into these individual entities at this stage to understand what they really are in terms of anatomy.<ref>Patwardhan K. Human Physiology in Ayurveda. Varanasi, India: Chaukhambha Orientalia, 2013, Jiakrishnadas series no. 134.</ref>
''Rasa'': A colorless fluid that gets ejected out of the heart and nourishes the entire body.
''Rasa'': A colorless fluid that gets ejected out of the heart and nourishes the entire body.