Hindu Medicine c8.168

c8.168

The roots of the vessels carrying chyle are the heart and ten tubular vessels (dhamanī); the roots of the blood-carrying vessels are the liver and the spleen; the roots of the vessels carrying flesh are the tendons and sinews (snāyu), and the skin; the roots of the vessels carrying fat are both the kidneys and the omentum (vapāvahana); the roots of the vessels carrying semen are the testicles and the male organ; the roots of the vessels carrying urine are the bladder and the groins; the roots of the vessels carrying excrements are the upper and lower intestines (pakvāśaya and sthūlaguda). The roots of the vessels carrying sweat are the fat (medas) and the hair follicles of the skin.