धातु :
धातु ( dhātu )Meaning: The seven major structural componants that stabilize and sustain the body (Rasa, Rakta, Māṃsa, Meda, Asthi, Majjā and ukra). The previous Dhātu nourishes the next in a sequential fashion. Each Dhātu is of two forms: Sthāyī (stable) and Poṣaka (norishing). Each Dhātu undergoes a cyclical process of origin, maturation and degeneration.
