Plasma translates to "juice" and represents the essence or juice of life. It's the sap containing the nourishment for all seven dhatus (tissues) in the body.

Plasma and Serum: Plasma is primarily composed of plasma and serum, with water constituting 99% of its content. The remaining 1% consists of the other four elements.

The six taste, sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent, are found on the tongue and by the nine thousand taste receptors. Recent research has proven that taste receptors are also found throughout the body. Taste plays an integral role in body-mind balance.