History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c39.s6.18

c39.s6.18

All the component substances of the body are *penta-bhautic* compounds, though sometimes they are assigned to the particular *bhutas* which predominate in their compositions; e.g., bile to *tejas*, lymph, chyle, blood, fat, urine, sweat and other secretions to *ap*, and skin, flesh, bones, nails, hair, etc., to *kshiti* (Charaka, Sarirasthana, Chap. II, IV and VII).