"A Critical review on Blood (raktadhatu) w. s. r. to Ayurvedic Classical text."

Abstract

According to ayurveda our body is made up of Dosha, Dhatu and Mala. In countable Sapta-dhatu after first Ras dhatu, Raktadhatu is in sequences. Rakta is main dhatu of the body because it provides nutritional supply to each any every organ, tissue of the body as well as act as transporter of oxygen from lungs to tissue and carbon dioxide from tissues to lung. As per Ayurveda Rakta has Panchbhoutik properties it means that it has Pratvi, Jala, Vayu, agni and Akash Mahabhoot. The main aim of this review of this literature review is to emphasis the impotence  of Rakta dhatu which is described in Ayurvedic classical text. In this study found that the key role of Raktdhatu in Saptadhatu, Ayurveda described special treatment of vitiated raktadhatu as Raktmokshan which point out as a rakta as a dosh but it not fill-up the criteria of dosha properties. But we found the discussion Rakta as dosh in classical text.