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Natural Body Constitution :

Tissue Elements :

The physical structure of the body is composed of seven categories if tissue elements or dhatus, namely, chyle including plasma (rasa), red fraction of the blood (rakta), muscle tissue (mamsa), fat (medas), bone tissue (asthi), bone marrow (majja) and semen or generative fluid (shukra). These seven are again composed of the five elements.

Each tissue has its own function in the body and helps to determine the identity of the self within the body. Their functions take place in seven stages, with each paying the way for the succeeding one's function. Thus, soon after the food I ingested into the blood stream, the process of conversion and assimilation begins. The haemoglobin fraction of the blood helps in the process. This then gives way to the nourishment of the blood or muscle tissue. The fat tissue comes next. This signifies unctuousness and provides warmth and heat. An overabundance of fat can become a disease of the mind and body, just as its opposite can lead to anorexia nervosa. Bone tissue which follows, provides support for the fat in the body. Unlike the four earlier tissue elements, bone is part of the external integrity of the body. Healthy bone tissue and its filling, bone marrow, go together. Bone marrow prevents the bone from being filled with vata. The state of the bone marrow is reflected in the eyes giving them a clear, strong and bright, shining look. The final stage in this series of reactions is the function of semen, which is an important element in procreation.

The metabolic transformation of the tissue elements produces a substance called ojas. Ojas provides immunity or the power to resist attacks of diseases. If ojas is destroyed, the body succumbs to death.

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