A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.1220

v3.c46.1220

The series of seven elements of the body (dhātu) is said to consist of blood (śoṇita), muscular tissue (māṃsa), fatty tissue (medas), tendons (snāyu), 585 bones (asthi), bone marrow (majjā), and seed (śukra). 586 The six tastes (rasa) are those of āyurvedic theory. The skull is regarded as consisting of four flat bones (kapāla); 587 the number of vital spots is 107; 588 the number of junctures (sandhi) is 180; 589 the human body possesses 109 tendons (snāyu), 590 700 vessels (śirā), 591 500 majjās, 592 and 300 bones. 593