Pitta dosha and Ayurveda
Pitta dosha is one among the three humors ( Tridosha ) of the physical body (sthula shareera). There vitiation and disturbance causes the diseases inside the body and there equlibrium is the reason for a healthy balanced life. Pitta dosha Pitta is the word explained with an Sanskrit term " तप संतापे " here the word 'tapa' means the heat or raise of temparature and 'santape' means the discomfort because of heat or fever like condition. So Pitta is the matter which possess the heat quality. There are so many other qualities acquired by the Pitta like sneha/oily, ushna/ hot, tikshna/ power to penetrate, drava/ liquid, sara/property to flow and laghu/ light. All the Acharyas (educators) of Ayurveda assumes five types of Pitta dosha. Types of Pitta dosha 1. Pachaka P...