
Ayurveda,
the most ancient Indian medicinal science, the origin of which can be
traced back to more than 5000 years. The main concept of Ayurveda is
that it personalizes the healing process. According to Ayurveda the
human body is composed of four basics
These are called the Mool Siddhant or the basic
fundamentals of Ayurveda.
Dosha
The three vital principles of doshas are vata, pitta and kapha, which
together regulate and control the catabolic and anabolic metabolism. The
main function of the three doshas is to carry the byproduct of digested
foods throughout the body, which helps in building up the body tissues.
Any malfunction in these doshas causes disease.
Dhatu
Dhatu can be defined, as one, which supports the body. There are seven
tissue systems in the body. They are as follows:
Dhatus only provide the basic nutrition to the body.
And it helps in the growth and structure of mind. It is a chain system
where each dhatu is developed or transformed out of the previous tissue
layer, starting with the first dhatu i.e. plasma (rasa). So it is
important that the first tissue, plasma should be healthy if it is not
it will affect the other dhatus or tissues also. The main tissue Rasa is
derived from food and is composed of vata, pitta and kapha molecules. It
supplies nourishment to all the tissues. It does not contain cells.
Dhatus mainly provide the nourishment to all the tissues. It contains no
cells.
Mala
Mala means waste products or dirty. It is third in the trinity of the
body i.e. doshas and dhatu. There are three main types of malas, e.g.
stool, urine and sweat. Malas are mainly the waste products of the body
so their proper excretion from the body is essential to maintain the
proper health of the individual. There are mainly two aspect of mala
i.e. mala and kitta. Mala is about waste products of the body whereas
kitta is all about the waste products of dhatus.
Agni
All kinds of metabolic and digestive activity of the body takes place
with the help of the biological fire of the body called Agni. Agni can
be termed as the various enzymes present in the elementary canal, liver
and the tissue cells. That's why Ayurveda is called the "science of
life" or longevity,