PITTA DOSHA and it’s sub-types WITH MARIA E. GARRE
WHO IS PITTA?
Derived from the word TAPA means to heat, to perform austerity
PITTA
durgandham haritam syavam pittam amlam shtiram gurum, amlika kantha hrd dahakaram samam vinirdesot.
Pitta which is foul-smelling, greenish-black, sour, stable, heavy and sour and produces heat and burning (sensation) in the body is known as samapitta.
Who is Pitta?
elements: fire & water gunas: oily sharp,hot, light/bright, fleshy smelling, spreading, liquid,sour time of day: 10 to 2 pm/am season: summer
THERAPEUTIC SITES OF PITTA DOSHA
FUNCTIONS OF PITTA
pacanam: digestion usma: regulate body temperature darsanam: visual perception ksudha: appetite trsna: thirst rasava: taste
kanti: luster buddhi: reasoning capacity shaurya: courage Madravata: delicate parivartanam: transformation Varna: color
sub types of pitta
pachaka: to digest ranjaka: to color sadhaka: to think alochaka: to see bhrajaka: to roast
PÄ€CHAKA PITTA
ASSOCIATED WITH FIRE PRINCIPLE STOMACH AND SMALL INTESTINE DIGESTION, ABSORPTION, ASSIMILATION DIGESTIVE ENZYMES SUCH AS HCL, INTESTINAL ENZYMES
RANJAKA PITTA ASSOCIATED WITH WATER ELEMENT LIVER, SPLEEN, BLOOD AND STOMACH ASSOCIATED WITH MATURATION OF RBC’S PRESENT IN BLOOD AT Hgb MAINTAINS LIVER IMMUNITY
SÄ€DHAKA PITTA ASSOCIATED WITH SPACE ELEMENT BRAIN, HEART, SYNAPTIC SPACE GRAY MATTER, NEUROPEPTIDES, AND NEUROTRANSMITTERS TRANSFORM PERCEPTION INTO KNOWLEDGE CARDIAC PLEXUS AND CARDIAC NODES TO PROMOTE CARDIAC ACTIVITY
ALOCHAKA PITTA ASSOCIATED WITH AIR ELEMENT EYES ROD AND CONE CELLS OF THE RETINA COLOR PERCEPTION LUSTER AND BRIGHTNESS OF CORNEA VISUAL ACUITY
BHRÄ€JAKA PITTA ASSOCIATED WITH EARTH ELEMENT UNDER THE SKIN PIGMENTATION OF CELLS UNDER THE SKIN (COLOR) COMPLEXION PROMOTE PRODUCTION OF VITAMIN D DIGESTION OF TOPICAL SUBSTANCES
CAUSES OF PITTA DISTURBANCES Increase in qualities of Gunas of Pitta (hot, sharp, oily, light etc) Excess emotions of anger, hate, judgement, criticism too much fermented foods, sour citrus fruits, hot spicy foods summer season hot sun, midday midnight
Signs and Symptoms of Elevated Pitta heart burn
vertigo
acid indigestion
diarrhea
inflammation
nausea
ulceration
perspiration
bleeding disorder
fever
MATCH THE SUB-DOSHA TO CONDITION eczema conjunctivitis gall stones peptic ulcer difficulty concentrating glaucoma acne indigestion chronic fatigue syndrome
SUB DOSHAS FOR PRACTICES • Brahmi Nasya: Sadhaka Pitta
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Bitter Greens: Ranjaka Pitta
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Purgation: Ranjaka Pitta
• Castor Oil: Alochaka Pitta
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Abhyanga: Bhrajaka Pitta
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Sandalwood/Turmeric/Rose Water Paste: Bhrajaka Pitta
• Shirobhyanga: Sadhaka Pitta • Netra Basti: Alochaka Pitta
Regular Meals: Pachaka Pitta
• Purgation: Pachaka Pitta