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! Symptoms of ''rasa kshaya''(decrease of rasa dhatu)* !!Symptoms of ''rasa vriddhi'' (increase in rasa dhatu)**   

! Symptoms of decrease of rasa dhatu (rasa kshaya)* !!Symptoms of increase in rasa dhatu(rasa vriddhi)**   

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| ''Dhatu apachaya/ksheenata''(degeneration/depletion of other [[''dhatu'']]) || ''Agnimandya''(diminished digestive power)

|Degeneration/depletion of other [[''dhatu'']](Dhatu apachaya/ksheenata) || Diminished digestive power(Agnimandya)

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| ''Mukhashosha/rukshata''(dryness of mouth) || ''Utkleshana''(nausea)

| Dryness of mouth(Mukhashosha/rukshata) || Nausea(Utkleshana)

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| ''Sharirashosha/rukshata''(dryness or depletion of body mass) || ''Praseka''(salivation)

| Dryness or depletion of body mass (Sharirashosha/rukshata) ||Salivation (Praseka)

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| ''Karshya'' (emaciation) || ''Chchardi''(vomiting)

| Emaciation (Karshya) || vomiting(Chchardi)

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| ''Trishna''(thirst) || ''Alasya''(lack of enthusiasm to do work)

| Thirst(Trishna) || Lack of enthusiasm to do work (Alasya)

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| ''Shunyata''(feeling of emptiness) || ''Gaurava''(heaviness in body)

| Feeling of emptiness(Shunyata) || Heaviness in body (Gaurava)

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| ''Shrama''(tiredness) || ''Shvaitya''(whitish discoloration of body)

| Tiredness(Shrama) || Whitish discoloration of body(Shvaitya)

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| ''Shabdaasahishnuta'' (intolerance to sound) || ''Shaitya''(feeling of abnormal coldness of body)

| Intolerance to sound(Shabdaasahishnuta) || Feeling of abnormal coldness of body(Shaitya)

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| ''Hrudayaghattana''(pain in the heart with a feeling that someone is holding and vigorously shaking the heart) || ''Angashaithilya''(looseness in body parts)

| Pain in the heart with a feeling that someone is holding and vigorously shaking the heart(Hrudayaghattana) || Looseness in body parts(Angashaithilya)

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| ''Hrutkampa''(trembling sensation of heart or tachycardia) || ''Shwasa''(dyspnoea)

| Trembling sensation of heart or tachycardia(Hrutkampa) || Dyspnoea(Shwasa)

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| ''Hrutdrava''(palpitation) || ''Kasa''(cough)

| Palpitation(Hrutdrava) || Cough(Kasa)

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| ''Hrutshola''(cardiac pain) || ''Atinidrata''(excessive sleep)

| Cardiac pain(Hrutshola) ||Excessive sleep (Atinidrata)

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| ''Shrama/klama'' (fatigue or tiredness even after doing a small work) || --

| Fatigue or tiredness even after doing a small work (Shrama/klama) || --

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* ** [Su. Sa. Sutra Sthana 15/14], [A. Hr. Sutra Sthana 11/7-8]

* ** [Su. Sa. Sutra Sthana 15/14], [A. Hr. Sutra Sthana 11/7-8]

'''Clinical features of vitiation of ''rasavaha srotas'':'''

===Clinical features of vitiation of rasavaha srotas:===

If the transport channels of ''rasa dhatu'' are vitiated, then following clinical features are observed:  

If the transport channels of rasa dhatu are vitiated, then following clinical features are observed:  

• Aversion towards food, anorexia, altered sense of taste, inability to identify tastes, nausea, heaviness in the body, drowsiness, body ache, fever, blackouts, anemia, obstruction of channels, impotence, tiredness (''angavasada''), emaciation, diminished [[''agni'']], and premature aging (wrinkling of skin and graying of hair [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 28/9-11]

*Aversion towards food, anorexia, altered sense of taste, inability to identify tastes, nausea, heaviness in the body, drowsiness, body ache, fever, blackouts, anemia, obstruction of channels, impotence, tiredness (angavasada), emaciation, diminished [[agni]], and premature aging (wrinkling of skin and graying of hair [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 28/9-11]

• In addition to the above features, the following features are observed after injury to ''rasavaha srotas'': ''Shosha''(emaciation),''akroshana''(crying due to pain), ''vinamana''(bending),''mohana''(confusion),''bhramana''(vertigo), ''vepana''(trembling)and death. [Su. Sa. Sharira Sthana 9/12]

*In addition to the above features, the following features are observed after injury to rasavaha srotas:  

Emaciation(Shosha),crying due to pain(akroshana), bending(vinamana),confusion(mohana),vertigo(bhramana), trembling(vepana)and death. [Su. Sa. Sharira Sthana 9/12]

'''Role of ''rasa dhatu'' as vitiated factor in disease:'''

===Role of rasa dhatu as vitiated factor in disease:===

''Rasa dhatu'' is involved in the pathogenesis of many diseases like ''jwara'' [Cha. Sa. NidanaSthana 1/20], ''prameha''(obstinate urinary diseases including diabetes) [Cha. Sa. [[Nidana Sthana]] 4/7] and ''shosha''(emaciation including tuberculosis) [Cha. Sa. [[Nidana Sthana]] 5/8].  

Rasa dhatu is involved in the pathogenesis of many diseases like jwara [Cha. Sa. NidanaSthana 1/20], obstinate urinary diseases including diabetes(prameha) [Cha. Sa. [[Nidana Sthana]] 4/7] and emaciation including tuberculosis(shosha) [Cha. Sa. [[Nidana Sthana]] 5/8].  

The extremes of body frames i.e. ''sthaulya''(obesity) and ''karshya''(emaciation) depend on the quantity and quality of ''rasa dhatu'', its distribution, conversion, and utilization in the body [Su. Sa. Sutra Sthana 15/32]. These two conditions are risk factors for a wide range of metabolic disorders and lifestyle disorders.

The extremes of body frames i.e. obesity(sthaulya) and emaciation(karshya) depend on the quantity and quality of rasa dhatu, its distribution, conversion, and utilization in the body [Su. Sa. Sutra Sthana 15/32]. These two conditions are risk factors for a wide range of metabolic disorders and lifestyle disorders.

==Importance of concept in preservation of health and prevention: ==

==Importance of concept in preservation of health and prevention: ==