A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.68

v1.c23.68

Rasa gives rise to blood (rakta), from which muscular tissue (māṃsa) is produced; muscular tissue gives rise to fatty tissue (medas), from which osseous tissue (asthi) is produced, which in its turn gives rise to bone marrow (majjan); bone marrow gives rise to semen (śukra).¹⁴⁹