THE SEVEN  DATHU ARE:

RASA         - Plasma, kilo. The first product of the digestion and metabolism

RAKTA     - The haemoglobin portion of blood

MAMSA    -  Muscle tissue. It provides for physical force

MEDA        - Adipose tissue

ASTHI       - Osseous tissue

MAJIA       - Bone marrow. Central nervous tissue.

SHUKRA   - Reproductive tissue with seed and ovule included.
 

RASA (PLASMA)

RAKTA
(ERITROCITES, HAEMOGLOBIN)

SHUKRA
(REPRODUCTIVE TISSUE)

MEDA
(ADIPOSE TISSUE)

The more dense tissues of the body act as raw material for the formation of the more thin ones.
The Dathu represent the action field of the Dosha. If the Dosha are out of equilibrium, they will damage the Dathu, causing the arising of disorders of various kind. The first product of food is RASA. From Rasa all the Dathu arise. Along this way the substance are concentrated until to obtain the last product of metabolism, an indispensable substance for the individual’s well-being and life is OJAS.

MAJIA
(BONE MARROW)

When the body’s tissues are intact and their functionality is excellent, then a substance called Ojas is produced constantly in the body starting from the swallowed nourishing. The term Ojas means “What gives Lustre”. Ojas is a vital principle which creates life, it gives energy, it is the human being essence.

Thanks to Ojas, Mamsa (muscle tissue) becomes full, all the movements are co-ordinated, voice becomes clear and skin - bright, and the activity of sense and action organs reaches a full state of well-being.
Ojas is: Snigda (greasy), Shuka (white), Shita (fresh), Sthira (stable), Sara (flowing), Vivikta (pure),
Miridu (soft), Mritsna (cohesive). The reduction of Ojas causes a state of malaise. Ojas is fostered by taking on milk, ghee (clearified butter), saffron and some herbs such as Withania Somnifera, Asparagus Racemosus, ect. Instead, it is reduced by anxiety, worries, anger, hunger, excessive efforts, insufficient rest, abuse of smoking and alcohol, consumption of unfresh and preservative food. These factors damage the trasformation cycle of Dathu reducing Ojas. Ojas is reduced also by the age.

ASTHI
(TISSUE OSSEOUS)