A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.102

v1.c13.102

The waste products (kiṭṭa, mala) of the food are faeces and urine; the waste product of rakta is bile (pitta); the waste products of māmsa consist of the impurities of the bodily orifices; the waste product of medas is sweat (sveda), of asthi the hairs of head (keśa) and body (loman), of majjā the fatty substance (sneha) of eyes, faeces and skin; these substances support (upastambha) each other and maintain the body (15.18–19).