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Line 80: − + − + − + − + − − ==== अस्थिक्षयलक्षणानि ॥ Signs of decrease ==== − * loss of scalp and body-hair, beard, nails and teeth − * fatigue − * loose joints − * pain in bones − * dryness − * breaking of teeth and nails − [Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 17/67], [Su. Sa. Sutra Sthana 15/9] − − ==== अस्थिधातुवृद्धिलक्षणानि ॥ Signs of increase ==== − * extra tooth and bony growth [Su. Sa. Sutra Sthana 15/14] − Bone tissue (asthi dhatu) is considered as the essence of body tissue which remains even after destruction of all other tissues. [Su. Sa. Sharira Sthana 5/21-22]+ − The enthusiasm, endurance, strength, body structure, firmness, and longevity depend upon quality of asthi dhatu. [Cha. Sa. Vimana Sthana 8/107]+
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==== आहारहेतवाः ॥ Dietary causes ====
==== आहारहेतवाः ॥ Dietary causes ====
* Food items that aggravate Vata dosha in body lead to asthi dhatu imbalance in the body. Excessive consumption of food that aggravates vatadosha in body. This includes the dietary items which possess properties like light to digest (laghu), dry(ruksha), cold(sheeta), rough(khara), highly penetrating or subtle (sukshma), mobile(chala).
* Food items that aggravate Vata dosha (वातल आहारसेवनम्) in body lead to asthi dhatu imbalance in the body. This includes the dietary items which possess properties like laghu (लघु), ruksha (रुक्ष), sheeta (शीत), khara (खर), chala (चल) etc.
==== विहारहेतवाः ॥ Lifestyle causes ====
==== विहारहेतवाः ॥ Lifestyle causes ====
* Excessive physical exercise
* Excessive physical exercise (अतिव्यायाम)
* Excessive jerks to the body or jerky movements
* Excessive jerks to the body or jerky movements (अतिसंक्षोभात)
* Excessive pressure on bones.
* Excessive pressure on bones. (अतिविघट्टनात्)
== अस्थिधातु॥ Importance in preservation of health and prevention ==
== अस्थिधातु॥ Importance in preservation of health and prevention ==
Asthi is that dhatu of body which provides framework in the form of skeleton which is responsible for providing shape to body and protection to inner organs. Thus the human body is held and sustained due to asthi. The locomotory activities or voluntary movements of body are possible due to presence of strong and firm asthi. Along with this asthi dhatu is also responsible for overall strength, endurance, firmness and in general for enthusiasm and longevity of body.
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