Dosha |
Deficiency |
Excess |
Aggravation |
Kapha |
feeling of dryness or internal burning, sensation of emptiness in the stomach and other organs of the body, wobble of the joints, thirst, fatigue, and trouble sleeping. |
pale complexion, heaviness of limbs, coldness, sleepy, excessive sleep, and loose joints. |
disinclination to food, weakness of limbs, nausea/vomiting, and ineffective digestion
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Pitta |
Dullness/lackluster of complexion and reduced body heat
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burning sensation of body, desire for cool, yellowish coloration –Jaundice-(of skin, eyes, feces, urine), unfulfilling sleep, fainting spells, weakness of senses |
heat (fever or hot feeling)
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Vata |
listlessness, apprehensive, lossing of consciousness |
harshness of the voice, thinning body, darkening complexion, wanting for heat, pulsing sensation, harder stool, trouble sleeping, and weakness |
swelling or distention of the belly, gurgling sound of the intestines
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