Mala are the substances or waste matter to be thrown
out of the body. The waste produvts are called mala. Mala are excretory
by-products formed as a result of various physiological activities going
on in the body. Purish (stool), Mutra (urine) and Sweda (sweat) are
considered as main excretory product of the body. These are also known
as Dushya as these tend to be influenced to cause pathology or disease
by imbalanced doshas. These are known as Mala due to its principle
property of Malinikaran i.e. Toxification. Malas are the third in the
trinity of the body; the other two are doshas and dhatus. According to
Ayurveda only a balanced condition of doshas, dhatus and malas is
Aarogya (good health or disease free condition) and their imbalance
causes ill health or disease.
Significance of Mala:
As a result of metabolic processes being carried out in the body,
essence of ingested food and waste products are constantly formed. If
waste products are not being formed besides the essence i.e. beneficial
products that nourish tissues, then metabolic process would be impaired
ultimately leading to the formation of malformed tissues. So, there
needs to be an appropriate segregation of essence of ingested food and
waste product and excretion of the waste matter on appropriate time for
maintaining health. Malas are actually the waste products of the body
and their proper excretion from the body is essential, so that the
proper health of the individual can be maintained because if the waste
products are not thrown out it can toxify. Waste products:
There are mainly three types of Malas:
