A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.76

v1.c23.76

The functions of each of the five kinds of vāyu, pitta and kapha are enumerated (15.4),¹⁶⁴ followed by the functions of the seven bodily elements (dhātu), the three main impurities (mala), i.e., faeces (purīṣa), urine (mūtra) and sweat (sveda), and the female procreational fluid (ārtava) (15.5). All these constituents should be protected in the proper way (15.6).