Malas ( ) in
Ayurveda
Ayurveda () is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The theory and practice of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific. Ayurveda is heavily practiced in India and Nepal, where around 80% of the population repo ...
, the waste products of the body. The malas are grouped as "TRIMALA"(Three Waste products) which include
urine
Urine is a liquid by-product of metabolism in humans and in many other animals. Urine flows from the kidneys through the ureters to the urinary bladder. Urination results in urine being excretion, excreted from the body through the urethra.
Cel ...
,
stool, and
sweat
Perspiration, also known as sweating, is the production of fluids secreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
Two types of sweat glands can be found in humans: eccrine glands and apocrine glands. The eccrine sweat glands are distribut ...
as the basic principal malas. In Ayurveda the excreta of eyes, ears, nose; tears; nails; hair are also included in the mala.
Effective elimination of malas is said to be important for maintaining good health. It is one of the pillars that constitute to the basic structure & functioning of the body.
[Jonas: Mosby's Dictionary of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (c) 2005, Elsevier.]
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Significance of MalaAyurveda RuokavalioAyurveda Ama
Ayurveda
Hindu philosophical concepts
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