It is a medicalmetaphysical healing lifescience, the mother of all healing arts. Ayus means life, veda means knowledge, wisdom, science. Sapta dhatu in ayurveda seven types of tissues ayur times. Ayurveda helps the healthy person to maintain health, and the diseased person to regain health. Ayurved, the science of life deals with every aspect of life. Ayurveda is considered as one of the oldest of the traditional systems of medicine tsms accepted worldwide. Ayurveda is the ancient system of medicine in the world. Ayurveda is considered by many scholars to be the oldest healing science. In ayurveda, the term is commonly used to describe both the male semen and the female egg, as they contain the essence of all of the other dhatus tissues of the body. Ayurveda is a 5,000yearold system of natural healing that has its origins in the vedic culture of india. In ayurveda science, there are seven basic tissues that make the body and these tissues are collectively called sapta dhatu in ayurveda. Concept of dhatus seven tissues in ayurveda sapta dhatus. They are rasa, rakta, mamsa, medas, asthi, majja and shukra. Several concepts, including prakriti, dosa, rasayana, and.
The structural and supporting units of the body are called dhatu in ayurveda. Ayurveda is a system of medicine with historical roots in the indian subcontinent. He is a cofounder of the national ayurvedic medical association and the california association of ayurvedic medicine. Ayurveda history ayurveda is a sanskrit term for knowledge of longevity. Ayurveda the science of life is a holistic system of medicine from india, which evolved from brahma sages of ancient india some 30005000 years ago. The seven tissues or more precisely, dhatus are important from anatomical point of view. A glimpse of ayurveda the forgotten history and principles of. The video gives a brief introduction and explanation of the concept of dhatu in ayurveda. It is the earliest health care system of india beginning over 5,000 years ago. Ayurvedic cooking for selfhealing the ayurvedic institute. Ayurveda was the first holistic system of diagnosis and treatment integrating nutrition, hygiene, rejuvenation, and herbal medicine. The word ayurveda is from the sanskrit language and composed of two parts. From anatomy point of view, dhatu refers to tissue.
Benchmarks for training in ayurveda world health organization. What are dhatus in ayurveda introduction concepts youtube. A closer look at reproductive tissue from the ayurvedic perspective. The practice of ayurveda is designed to promote human happiness, health and creative growth. Exploring ayurvedic knowledge on food and health for providing. A complete guide to clinical assessment, volume two. Although the information contained in this book is based on ayurvedic principles practiced for thousands of years, it should not be taken or construed as standard medical diagnosis.
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