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Know Thyself
Dosha
sub type & their features
Each
of the three doshas can be sub-classified variously and
their respective features are as indicated below :
Vata (Vayu)
Doshas
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Site
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Normal
function
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Ailments
caused by its vitiation
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Prana
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Heart
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Breathing
and swallowing of food.
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Hiccups,
Bronchitis, Asthma, Cold, Hoarseness of voice
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Udana
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Throat
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Speech
and voice
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Various
diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat.
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Samana
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Stomach
& small intestines
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Helps
action of digestive enzymes, assimilation of end
products of food and separation into their
various tissue elements.
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Indigestion,
Diarrhea, Defective assimilation.
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Apana
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Colon
& organs of pelvis
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Elimination
of stool, urine, semen, foetal and menstrual
blood.
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Diseases
of bladder, anus & testicles, Obstinate
urinary diseases, Diabetes
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Vyana
|
Heart
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Helps
in the functioning of circulating channels as
blood vessels.
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Impairment
of circulation, Diseases as fever
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Pitta
|
Doshas
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Site
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Normal
function
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Ailments
caused by its vitiation
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Pachaka
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Stomach
& small intestines
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Digestion
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Indigestion,
Anorexia
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Ranjaka
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Liver,
spleen and stomach
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Blood
Function
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Anemia,
Jaundice Hepatitis
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Sadhaka
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Heart
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Memory
and other mental functions.
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Psychic
disturbances, Cardiac diseases
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Alochaka
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Eyes
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Vision
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Impairment
of vision
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Bhrajaka
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Skin
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Colour
and glaze of the skin
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Leucoderma,
Other skin diseases.
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Kapha
|
Doshas
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Site
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Normal
function
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Ailments
caused by its vitiation
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Kledaka
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Stomach
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Moistens
food, which helps in digestion.
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Impairment
of digestion
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Avalambaka
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Heart
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Energy
in limbs
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Laziness
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Bodhaka
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Tongue
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Perception
of taste.
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Impairment
of digestion
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Tarpaka
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Brain
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Nourishment
of the sense organs
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Loss
of memory, Impairment of function of sense
organs
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Shlesshaka
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Joints
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Lubrication
of joints
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Pain
in joints, Impairment of function of joints.
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Introduction
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your body type | Body
type characteristics
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