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Attributes / Qualities of Kapha
Guru - Heavy
Manda - Slow
Hima - Cool
Snigdha - Slimy
Slakshna - Slimy
Sandra - Static
Avila - Cloudy
Mrudu - Soft
Sub-Types of Kapha
Tarpaka – White matter, myelin sheaths
Bodhaka – Tongue, governs taste, speech, swallowing
Avalambaka – Supports all systems, protects heart & lung tissue
Kledaka – Stomach mucus lining
Sleshaka – Synovial fluid
Main Sites of Kapha
Mucosal lining of the stomach
Lungs
Pancreas
Sinuses
Lymph nodes
Joints – Synovial fluid
Nose
Mouth
Mastic tissue
Causes for provocation of Kapha
Svapnāddive: Sleeping during the day
Madhura: Eating sweets
Śītala: Eating cold foods
Matsya: Eating fish
Māmsa: eating meat
Guru: Eating heavy foods
Amla: Eating sour foodsPichala: Eating sticky foods
Tila: Eating to much sesame
Ikshu: Eating sugar cane
Payōvikāra: Eating dairy products
Snigdha: Eating oily foods
Ati tripti: Over eating
Lavaņa: Eating salty foods
Vasanta: Spring season (& late winter increases Kapha)
Udaka: drinking too much water
Symptoms of vitiated Kapha
Śvetatva: Pale skin
Śītatva: Coldness
Gurutva: heavyness
Kaņďū: Irritation
Snēhōpadēha: Oily skin
Stimitatva: Sluggishness
Lēpā: Stretching of skin
Sangāta cirakriyāśca: Delayed urges
Pacification of Kapha
Rūkșa: foods that have a drying effect, dry foodsKșāra: Alkaline foods
Kașāya: Astringent foods
Tikta: Bitter foods
Kațuka: Spicy foods
Nișțhīvanam: expectoration
Strīsēva: Enjoying sex
Dvaniyuddha: BlabberingJāgara: Staying up late
Jalakrīďā: Water games
Padā ghātanam: long walkingDhūma: Therapeutic smoking
Āsthāpa: Enema with decoction and no oil
Śirōvirēka: Purifying the head with errhine therapy
Svēdōpanahādikam: Sudation therapy
Vamana: Emisis
Pānā: Kapha reducing drinksĀhāra: Kapha reducing diet
Bhēșajam: Kapha reducing herbs