STUDY OF RAKTASARA PURUSH WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO COMPLETE BLOOD COUNTS

Abstract

Acharyas says that without the involvement of Dosas diseases would not manifest in the body. That's why it is necessary to understand the normal (equilibrium state) and abnormal (disequilibrium state) of Dosas in detail to know about physiological and pathological state of Dosas. The equilibrium state of Dosas is responsible for the maintenance of normal physiological functions. Seven types of Dhatu’s are described in detail namely Rasa, Rakta, Mamsa, Meda, Asthi, Majja, and Shukra. Seven types of Upadhatusare produced by the Dhatu’s during their metabolism are Stanya, Rajas (Rasa Dhatu), Kandara and Siras (Rakta Dhatu), Vasa and Sattvaca (Mamsa Dhatu), Snayu, Sandhi and Sveda (Meda Dhatu), Danta (Asthi Dhatu), Kesa (Majja Dhatu) and Ojas (Shukra Dhatu). The body gets nourished when the Dhatu’s are in equilibrium state.1 Dhatu’s may undergo Vriddhi (in-crease) or Kshaya (depletion) depending on the nature of causative factors and responsible various disorders. Bala means biological strength or power of resistance against diseases. It may be correlated with the immunity of an individual. As the predominance of particular Dhatu, the number of Dhatu Sara present in the body of an individual will be directly proportional to power of resistance of an individual2. That’s why Sarva Sara individu-al have relatively higher resistance in comparison to Madhyama and Avara (Sara) individuals. CBC is a set of medical laboratory tests that provide information about the cells in a person's blood. The CBC indicates the count of WBC, RBC and platelets; the concentration of Hb and the hematocrit (the volume percentage of RBC) the red blood cell indices which indicate the average size and Hb content of red RBC, are also reported, and a white blood cell differential, which counts the different types of WBC may be included.