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The word ‘Mala’ literally means dust, dirt, filth, secretion or impurity.In Ayurveda, the term is applied to the biological products formed after digestion and metabolism (SAT-B.457).
The word ‘Mala’ literally means dust, dirt, filth, secretion or impurity.In Ayurveda, the term is applied to the biological products formed after digestion and metabolism (SAT-B.457).
The terms mala is applied in various contexts as below:
The terms mala is applied in various contexts as below:
*Fundamental constituent of human body with [[dosha]] and [[dhatu]] [Su. Sa. Sutra Sthana 15/3]
*Fundamental constituent of human body with [[dosha]] and [[dhatu]] [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 15/3]
*Vitiated or excessively aggravated state of [[dosha]] [Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 17/117]
*Vitiated or excessively aggravated state of [[dosha]] [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 17/117]
*Excretory elements [Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 28/5]
*Excretory elements [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 28/5]
*Only the fecal matter [A. Hr. Nidan Sthana 8/4]
*Only the fecal matter [A.Hr. Nidan Sthana 8/4]
*Any kind of dirty material, impurity at physical and mental level [Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 6/93]
*Any kind of dirty material, impurity at physical and mental level [Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 6/93]
== List of metabolic wastes ==
== List of metabolic wastes ==
The different waste products (mala) mentioned in Ayurveda are as below:
The different waste products (mala) mentioned in Ayurveda are as below:
Fecal matter(purisha/mala)
*Urine (mutra)
*Sweat (sweda)
Waxy excretions of the ear (karna mala/karna sneha)
Nasal discharge (nasika mala)
*Gases of various kinds(vata)
Coating over the tongue (Jihwa mala)
Secretions in mouth (asya mala)
*Bile (pitta)
*Excretions of various openings of the body (kha mala)
*Waxy excretions of the ear (karna mala/karna sneha)
*Nasal discharge (nasika mala)
*Coating over the tongue (Jihwa mala)
*Secretions in mouth (asya mala)
*Oily excretions of the skin(Twak-sneha)
*Excretions discharged trough hair follicles(loma kupa mala)
*Excretion of genitalia(prajanana mala)
*Scalp hair (kesha), body hair (loma), facial hair (shmashru)
*Nails(teeth)
==Classification ==
==Classification ==
Waste products are classified into two:
Waste products are classified into two:
1) Waste products of digestion of food (ahara mala): fecal matter and urine
1) Waste products of digestion of food (ahara mala): fecal matter and urine
2) Waste products of tissue metabolism (dhatu mala): all other kinds of waste products formed after tissue metabolism (dhatu agni)
2) Waste products of tissue metabolism (dhatu mala): all other kinds of waste products formed after tissue metabolism (dhatu agni)
Table: Dhatu and their respective mala
Sr.No. Dhatu Mala
Sr.No. Dhatu Mala
1. Rasa [[Kapha]]
1. Rasa [[Kapha]]