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The ''kitta'' part nourishes mala or excretory products like sweat, urine, stool, vata, pitta, kapha, excreta of the ear, nose, mouth, hair follicle, excreta of genital organs, scalp hair, beard, body hair, nails, etc.  
 
The ''kitta'' part nourishes mala or excretory products like sweat, urine, stool, vata, pitta, kapha, excreta of the ear, nose, mouth, hair follicle, excreta of genital organs, scalp hair, beard, body hair, nails, etc.  
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The essence part or ''ahara rasa'' nourishes body components ([[dhatu]]) like [[rasa dhatu]] (body fluids), [[rakta]] (blood), [[mamsa]] (flesh), [[meda]] (fat), [[asthi]] (bone), [[majja]] (bone marrow), [[shukra]] (reproductive elements like semen and ovum), [[oja]] (essence of the seven fundamental tissue elements), basic components of five sense organs, joints, ligaments, tendons and mucilage part in the body.  
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The essence part or ''ahara rasa'' nourishes body components ([[dhatu]]) like [[rasa dhatu]] (body fluids), [[rakta dhatu]] (blood), [[mamsa dhatu]] (flesh), [[meda dhatu]] (fat), [[asthi dhatu]] (bone), [[majja dhatu]] (bone marrow), [[shukra dhatu]] (reproductive elements like semen and ovum), [[oja]] (essence of the seven fundamental tissue elements), basic components of five sense organs, joints, ligaments, tendons and mucilage part in the body.  
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All the ''malas'' (wastes) and ''dhatu'' (tissue elements) of the body are nourished by the waste part of food and essence of food or ''ahara rasa'' respectively.  
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All the [[mala]] (wastes) and [[dhatu]] (tissue elements) of the body are nourished by the waste part of food and essence of food or ''ahara rasa'' respectively.  
    
The ''rasadi dhatus'' and ''malas'' or waste products are nourished so that the quality is maintained according to the size and age of the body.  
 
The ''rasadi dhatus'' and ''malas'' or waste products are nourished so that the quality is maintained according to the size and age of the body.  

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