Pitta complete
- 3. Attributes / qualities of Pitta Snigdha - Oily Tikshna - Sharp Ushna - Hot Laghu - Light Sara - Spreading Dravya - Liquid Vishra – Fleshy smell
- 4. Sub-Types of Pitta Sadhaka – Thinking, learning, understanding Alochaka – Optical perception, eye color Ranjaka – Liver enzymes, produces bile Pachaka – Enzymes, HCL, digestion, absorption and assimilation Bhrajaka – Skin pigmentation, color and temperature
- 5. Main Sites of Pitta Small Intestine Heart Liver Blood Brain (grey matter) Eyes Skin
- 6. Causes for Provocation of Pitta Kațu: Pungent food Amla: Sour/acidic food Lavaņa: Salty food Ușņa: hot things Vidāhi: things that create burning in the stomach Tīkshņa: Sharp or very pungent Madya: Drinking liquors Krōdha: Anger Ātapa: Exposure to heat and sun Anala: Exposure to winds Śrama: Strenuous work Suśka sāka: Dried food Kșhāra: alkali chemicals Ajīrņa: Foods that produce indigestion Vișamāśana: Eating before the previous meal is digested
- 7. Symptoms of vitiated Pitta Pariśrama: Tiredness Svēda: Sweating Vidāha: Burning sensation Rāga: Redness Vaigandhya: Bad odor Samklēda: Wetness Pralāpa: Delirium Mūrcha: Fainting Bhrama: Delusion Pītta bhāva: everything looks yellowish
- 8. Pacification of Pitta Tikta: Bitter food & herbs Svādu: Sweet taste & smell Kașāya: Astringent taste Śītapavana: Cool breeze Cchāyā: Staying in Shade Niśā jīvanam: keeping awake at night Jyōtsnā: Moonlight bathing Bhūgruha: living in a cool earthen home Vāriyantra: Enjoying swimming pool Jalaja: wearing & enjoying lotuses Strīgātrasamsparśanam: Affectionate touch & hugging Sarpih: Eating ghee Kșīra: Dried food Kshara: Drinking milk Virēka: Purgation therapy Sēka: Pouring warm oils/liquids on the body Rudhirasrāvah: Blood letting Pralēpādikam: Annointments Pāna: Pitta reducing drinks Ahāra: Pitta reducing diet Vihāra: Pitta pacifying routine Bhēșaja: herbs that reduce pitta
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