KAPHA

(Water Element) Individual's Constitution/ Doshas

TRIDOSHAS (THREE BIOLOGICAL HUMOURS)

Biological mobilizing agent, Bodily energy, Tridoshic

(Phlegm, to embrace.श्लेष्मा)

TO STICK

WATER & EARTH

                                                    “Kapha which controls body structure”

CHILDHOOD

STABILITY

ANABOLISM

COOLING

Time- 6 -10 A.M & 6- 10 P.M

AQUA FORCE

COLD & MOIST ENERGY

While western health sciences look to the physical body for their data, studying them as isolated parts, Ayurvedic medicine describes different tissues, organs and systems viewing them as groups of interrelated and inter dependent structures and functions. The different tissues are integrated within themselves and at the same time with the mind and conciousness of the person. Having this union of body, mind and conciousness is then seen as harmonized with the family, society and the environment.

Modern science likes to believe that it was the first to discover that each individual has a unique biological code. But the practice has been present in different societies all over the world since the dawn of time. Ayurveda, Unani and Chinese medicine speaks about the existence of body types (or humors) and how different constitutions respond differently to the same foods.

There are three (Biological energies) present inside the body and mind called wind (vata), fire (pitta) & water (kapha). In normal condition they are energies, but in abnormal condition they become doshas. or disease conditions. All three doshas are originated from 5 basic elements of nature (Pancha - Mahabhuta) . AIR, WATER, SPACE, FIRE & EARTH.

Colors of Vata, Pitta & Kapha

20 Symptoms of Kapha

Anorexia Nervosa (Trupti)
Drowsiness (Tandra)
Excessive sleep (Nidraadhikya)
Timidness (Staimitya)
Heaviness in the body (Guru Gatrata)
Lethargy (Alasya)
Sweet taste in the mouth (Mukha Madhurya)
Salivation (Mukha Srava)
Mucous expectoration, congestion (Shleshmodgirana)
Excessive excretion of faeces (Malaadhikya)
Loss of strength (Balasaka)
Indigestion (Apakti)
A feeling like the heart is wrapped up with moisture (Hrudayopalepa)
Phlegm adhered to the throat, (Kantopalepa)
Hardening of the blood vessels. (Dhamani Prtichaya)
Goitre (Glaganda)
Obesity (Ati Sthaulya)
Suppression of of digestive fire (Sheetaagnita)
Urticaria (Udarda)
Pallor
Whiteness of urine, eyes and stools.(Shtevaavabhasata), White discoloration of urine eye and feces. (Shevata mutra, netra, Varchastva).

Regulating Kapha Dosha : By providing adequate moisture, eliminating dryness of skin."

This dosha is derived from the element of water and and earth. Kapha governs the structure and lubrication in one's body. It controls weight, growth,, lubrication in joints and lungs and formation of all seven tissues.- nutritive, fluids, blood fats, muscles, bone marrow and reproductive tissue.

"Excessive SALT increases Kapha."

Introduction

Within the human being different anatomical structures and physiological processes have common

attributes and are closely influenced by each other. Such related structures and functions are grouped into three governing biological elements, leading to psycho-physiological factors, called Doshas.

The doshas which rule everything are Vata, Pitta, Kapha and constitutes the structural and functional units of all the living cells, tissues, organs and the body as a whole.

One unit (cells) each of Vata, Pitta and Kapha is the minimal requirement for the beginning of life in the most primitive form. They originate from the five basic elements e.g. Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space. Structure, Stability, Strength, Immunity, Lubrication, Cohesion :

Kaphaja

The twenty disorders of Kapha are characterized by satiety, sleepiness, and excess sleep sensation of heaviness, and cold, lassitude, sweet taste and salivation, mucus expectoration, indigestion restriction of the heart and throat, pooling of vessels, Goitre, obesity, urticaria, whiteness in urine, eyes and feces. A good physician identifies the stamp of kapha by its foot print which are visible in lubricant nature, coldness, whiteness, heaviness, and sweetness of the affected part. The management should be based on diet and medications with pungent bitter, astringent and sharp hot and rough properties and the observance of proper dosage and time for therapy. Emesis is the procedure of choice for elimination disturbed kapha. It succeeds in the same manner as the crop of paddy or barley dries up as soon as the water in the field is allowed to escape through a gap of ridge.

Physical Trait

Having a strong body and excellent stamina, people with Kapha dosha has large and soft eyes.
They have thick hairs
Fair complexion and good skin.
Even they have a regular appetite, they tend to consume less amount of food due to slow digestion
They also tend to gain weight quickly.

Mental Traits

tivity Naturally calm and thoughtful people with Kapha are patient and steady. They are prone to depression, attachment possessiveness and are envious.

Dietary Recommendations

Opt for liquid diet to detox your body
Go for spicy, bitter and astringent food items. Eat fresh fruits such as apple, pear, watermelon, pomegranate, apricot, and cranberry.
Low fat milk is recommended.
Avoid excessive salt as it increases kapha.
Reduce oily cold foods along with sweet and sour foods.
Avoid orange, banana, pineapple, , fig , date, avocado, coconut and melon as these fruits increases kapha.
Do not take too much wheat and rice.

Recipes for Kapha

Apple Pomegranate Juice

Apple and Pomegranate drink : In a bowl add 30 ml of Pomegranate juice, 10 ml jincer juice, 15 ml apple juice, , 5 gm honey 10 gm cut apple along with salt to taste and 2 gm of pomegranate seeds. Mix it well. Pour it in glass and serve with mint leaves.
Apple are good for balancing kapha as it flavours, pungent, bitter and astringent taste. This drink will help in easing constipation and soak up excess body fluids.
Pomegranate is good for digestion and is an appetite enhancer.
Zucchini streak : Marinate the slices of Zucchini with salt, pepper and olive oil.. Layer them on a cutting board. and roll tightly. You can tie it with a chive or kitchen thread till it cooks. Sear the zucchine streak
Zucchini Streaks

on one side in 15 gm of olive oil. and cove the pan to cook the other side. Add 2-3 gm salt, pepper and 3 gm chopped herb. Once cooked pat it on a kitchen towel and cut the thread.. In a bowl place 50 gm yogurt dip at the bottom, zucchini streak on the top, 30 gm black puffed rice and add peas around it . You can garnish it with some fresh pickle Himalayan garlic.

Consume light, high in fiber diet to beat sluggishness. This dish is best to balance your kapha.

Kapha is perturbed by

Too little physical activity
Too much sleep
Overeating rich and food

Kapha disease in head

Dull ache
Numbness
Sensation of cold and heaviness
Loss of appetite
Drowsiness
Lethargic

Kapha disease in head

Kapha disease is perturbed by "

Excessive intake of rich and fatty food
Poor physical and mental activity
Too much sleep

Binge -eating disorders

The symptoms of binge eating disorders indicate the kapha aggravation. Medicated powder massage, fomentation with heated sand, medicated emesis, infiltrated medicated oil in nostrils are some of the procedures that can help.

Symptoms

Disturbed kapha deranges the heart and causes loss of appetite
Drowsiness.
Cold and numbness.
Feeling of stone like heaviness in the chest, (like elephant is sitting over the chest).

Soothing
Seasons

Concentrated Early winter
Perturbation Vitiated/ Aggregation / Spring season
Quietude / composed Summer

SOLID KAPHA - WET, HEAVY, COLD

Structure, Stability, Strength, Immunity, Lubrication, Cohesion : The biological combination of the two heavy material elements, Earth and Water gives a muddy rise to an amalgam called Kapha. The word 'Sleshma' is a synonym for Kapha which means to embrace. The cold, heavy, sweet, stable, steady, dense, smooth, slow, viscid, soft, wet and unctous (चिकना) nature of Kapha molecules are responsible for uniting two molecules and giving compactness to the body. It fills the intercellular spaces of the body as connective tissue.

Kapha is like the moon governing cell growth, fluid balance of the tissue, the gross structure and the strength of the body, stability of joints and body, lubrication, immunity and power and it controls the lymphatic system. It's basic responsibility is support and protection.

Tissue and waste of the body are the province of Kapha. Kapha is the principle of potential energy. There is much stored prana in the heavier elements. Lots of mass and vitality waiting to be utilized. To become available for action, fire and air must be added to earth and water.

The prominence of heavier elements, when in balance can offer much safety and support. Physically Kapha is strong, robust with great endurance and sexual prowess; when unbalanced, often overweight, congested and plodding (slow-moving).

When in balance, mentally and emotionally the Kapha type is gentle, meditative, peaceful, steadfast, sincere, soothing, calm, full of love, compassion, forgiveness, understanding and with a good long term memory. When unbalanced, greed, attachment and lethargy are common.

When a Kapha attribute is increased excessively, such as too much cold moist food (like an ice- creamed binge), the heavy wet qualities increase, mobility decreases, the Kapha becomes sluggish and congested and may become depressed as the energy drops. To come into balance, the Kapha would need to add heat (more Pitta) and movement (Vata). Remedy like Ginger tea and a vigorous walk.

While the structures and functions of Tridoshas Vat, Pitta and Kapha are spread throughout the body, in general Kapha is more predominant in the area above the diaphram.

Though the chest is the primary location of the Kapha Dosha, the larynx, throat, head, joints, stomach, chyle,, nose, sinus, tongue, stomach, lymph and fatty tissues and its secondary sites. Within the digestive system, the primary location of kapha is the stomach.

Kapha - Kapha Dosha originates from the water. Kapha provides nutrition to the body and regulates the other two doshas, Pitta and Vayu. Kapha makes the organ of the body moist and lubricates joints, increases strength, enthusiasm, heals wounds, strengthen the immunity, provides energy, promotes patience, knowledge and wisdom. Regulates mental balance and also protects the tissue from wear and tear.

Kapha is the primary reason for lethargy and inertia. If Kapha decreases, Pitta and Vayu increases and damage the dhatus, joints, heart and body parts.

Finally it is principally the water and earth elements which combine to form the Kapha dosha.. Kapha what is responsible for growth, adding structure unit by unit. Another function of kapha dosha is to offer protection. Cerebral-spinal fluid protects the brain and spinal column and is a type of kapha found in the body. Also the mucosal lining of the stomach is another example of kapha dosha protecting the tissues.

"In Ayurveda infancy is a Kapha prominent age with vata energy."

Modern science likes to believe that it was the first to discover that each individual has a unique biological code. But the practice has been present in different societies all over the world since the dawn of time .Ayurveda, Unani and Chinese medicine speaks about the existence of body types (or humors) / constitution and how different constitutions respond differently to the same foods.

There are three (Biological energies) present inside the body and mind called wind (vata), fire (pitta) & water (kapha). In normal condition they are energies, but in abnormal condition they become diseases / doshas. These three doshas are originated from 5 basic elements of nature (Panch- Mahabhuta). EARTH, WATER, FIRE, SPACE & AIR.

The word ‘Kapha is derived from two letters ‘ ka’ (water) and ‘pha’ (flourishes). Thus Kapha means that which flourishes in the presence of water. Also known as shleshma is derived from the verb root ‘shlish’ - the word ‘ shlish’ meaning ‘to embrace (uniting, heating etc. Are the basic functions of shleshma). Unction, (to coat, लेप करना) binding, providing firmness, heaviness, virility and strength in the body, forbearance, patience and absence of greed these are the normal functions of Kapha.

Kapha is oily, sweet, heavy, soft, firm, cold moist and white.People with dominant kapha Dosha have kapha body type. People with Kapha constitution or Prakriti have abundance of strength, material wealth knowledge and peace.They also have a long life span.

Kapha governs form and substance and is responsible for weight, cohesion and stability. It is the fluid solution, the internal ocean, in which the other two humours (vata & kapha) move, and constitutes the main substance of the body. It provides for proper lubrication and discharge of secretions and cushions the nerves, mind and the senses. Kapha predominates in the bodily tissues and in the upper part of the body stomach, lungs and head where mucus accumulates. It relates to the senses of taste and smell which corresponds to the water and earth.

Low Kapha symptoms of dryness, burning sensation, looseness of joints and lack of sleep.

According to Unani : At times, accumulated phelgm, can also lead to joint pain, (Rheumatoid Arthritis) which usually occurs as a reduction of the fluid between the joints (synovial fluid). A few causes of this condition are

Extreme cold
Increase of phelgm in the body
Cold climate
Cold temperament

Kapha people on the other hand crave rich and fried foods in winter. Which make them sluggish and slow . As a result, they tend to retain water. And they also tend to be prone to sinus and Asthma Attacks.

Unlock your brain power

There are three important aspects to mental performances

Dhi - learning and comprehension, govern by vata dosha

Dhriti - processing and retention of knowledge, the realm of pitta dosha,

Smriti = memory or recall, controlled by kapha dosha.

SITES OF KAPHA

Kapha has preferred location in the body : chest, head, neck, joints, stomach and fat. but chest is its special seat.
An emphasized repeatedly, the balance of doshas is indispensable for good health and the healthy life that goes with it.
Conversely the perturbation of doshas (dosavaisamya) is the principle mechanism for endogenous disease which are innumerable. Of these are eighty, forty and twenty diseases which prominently own their genesis to the disturbance of vata, pitta and kapha respectively.

Abode

Especially in Chest region Vakshasthala (वक्ष ) (above the diaphragm)
Nose
Tongue
Throat
Larynx
Sinuses
Head Sar (सिर)
Stomach Aamashaya (आमाशय)
गला)
Lungs
Fatty tissues Meda (मेद )
Chyle
Lymph
Joints
Pancreas
Phalanges
Plasma
Bronchi

PART OF THE BODY

Upper part

"Detoxification (Shuddhi) of these Kapha places will reduce symptoms."

KAPHA TRAITS INCLUDE :

heavy .smooth . thick skin .thick, lustrous course hair & skin .large eyes .mouth (even) teeth .stable appetite .adverse to activity .cool .calm .complacent.

Recommendations

All anti- kapha (anti-water therapy are reducing. lightening, stimulating, dry and clearing; to be applied with force and determination, as well as detachment.

Favor light, dry, warm foods with hot spices. Increase intake of bitter

Pungent

Astringent tastes which are activating eg. leafy greens, pepper, raw vegetables, buckwheat, millet, roasted grains, mung, beans, apples, cranberry and pears.

Urad dal is suitable gor kapha constitution , it would be unsuitable to a pitta and vata constitution. because of its endothermic (ushna) nature and its difficulty in digestion (gurutva)

Decrease intake of sweet, sour, salty (increases earth & water), example : potatoes and other root vegetables, oils, dairy, avocadoes, wheat, and fried and heavy foods.

Course of Doshas

The status of vata, pitta and kapha is a constant background to disorders of the head, heart and abscesses including those complicating diabetes. Doshas are dynamic entities which are prone to movement in three directions.

1 . In the first place, they may remain normal.

Or may swing towards diminution
Or accumulation.

2 . Secondly they may move upwards, downwards or in a oblique direction in the body with corresponding manifestations.

3 . Thirdly, the perturbed doshas may migrate to the gut, vital organs or joints.

At another level, doshas may follow a dual status as normal or abnormal.

In the normal state,

pitta causes digestion

Kapha is responsible for strength.

And vata represent the life breath and sustain every kind of movement in the body.

When the status shifts to abnormal, pitta produces several disorders;

Kapha becomes a execrable impurity and

vata brings about many diseases and may even stop the breath of life.

Lastly doshas respond to the change of seasons, which should recieve the attention of physician. Pitta undergoes aggregation, perturbation and quietude during rains, autumn and early winter. Kapha is concentrated, perturbed and composed in early winter, spring and summer.

Vata tends to accumulate, vitiate and settles down during summer, rains and autumn.

Given so many factors within and without which can always turn hostile, an individual turning for long life should be particular in following a proper code of living.

Life style

Wake up early in the morning.
Avoid sleep during the day.
Avoid cold and damp.
Sun bathing.
Warm breezes ok
Occasional fasting and skipping of meals is good.
Herbal teas are good and regular teas O.K.
Cold or ice water should be avoided.
Oils & Massage :

Dry, rough, brisk, vigorous motions whilst massaging to stimulate kapha are good . Where oil are required (however none are good). Massage with light oils like sunflower, safflower, mustard or flaxseed (linseed). Rubbing alcohol or warm herbal oil prepared in alcohol eg. wintergreen, camphor, eucalyptus, cinnamon, mustard and cayenne are beneficial.

Exercise

Strong and aerobic exercise.
Disciplines to include physical effort, mental stimulation.

Yoga

Strong workouts are indicated with less sitting postures. Counter gravity postures, if possible

Solar Pranayama

Bhastrika, the bellows breath of fire.
Surya nadi pranayama : Breathing from right side, while lying on left side.

Meditation

Stimulating / Clearing Mantras

Are also helpful in reducing excess water (kapha).

Food

Dairy : Low fat milk is best. Boil milk before drinking. Add turmeric or ginger before boiling. Do not combine milk with a full meal or with sour or salty food.

Fruits : Favour apples and pears. Reduce sweet, sour, and heavier fruits (custard apple, grapes, bananas, avocadoes, papayas, coconuts, melons, pineapples, plums, dates, fresh figs or sour citrus fruits, like oranges and grape fruits.

Vegetables : All vegetables except for sweet ,juicy vegetables like cucumber, sweet potato, Zucchini and tomatoes are suitable for Kapha.

Sweeteners : Honey pacifies kapha, the concept of "as sweet as honey" is thought to be misleading. Honey is regarded as astringent. therefore it do not increase kapha. and its weight reducing. Other sweeteners increase kapha .

Beans : All beans are good for kapha, except mung, kidney and soyabeans, black lentils and tofu.

Grains : Favour the grains of barley, corn, millet, buckwheat, rye, oats and dry rice, like basmati. Reduce the intake of brown and white rice, cooked oats and wheat.

Nuts : Reduce all nuts. Pumpkin and sunflower seeds are permitted.

Spices : All spices except salt are pacifying to kapha. (The salts to use for kapha are rock salt and ammonium chloride because they are tridoshic.) and garlic.

The digestive hot spices include cayenne, black and long pepper, dry ginger, mustard, cloves, cinnamon and garlic.

Bitter spices such as aloe, turmeric, barberry and gentian are useful for reducing the need for sugars and fats

Oils : Cinnamon, Mustard, Cayenne.

Anti Kapha Ayurvedic Herbs

Mind : Stimulants and mind clearing herbs such as

Basil
Guggul
Myrrh
Gotu kola
calamus

Energy : Pungent or bitter tonic

Garlic
Ginger
Long pepper
Cinnamon
Saffron
Aloe
elecampane root
Shilajit
Guggal
Myrrh

Rejuvenator :

Bibhitaki
Guggal
Pippali

Attributes manifesting in the body

Heavy

Bones. muscles large body frame, tends to be over weight, grounded; deep heavy voice.

Slow

Walk, talk, digestion, sluggish metabolism.

Cool

Cold clammy skin, scanty appetite and thirst; repeated colds, congestion and coughs, desire for hot spicy foods.

Oily

Skin, hair and feces, lubricated, unctuous joints and other organs can tend towards thickness of fluids.

Dense

Dense pad of fat , thick skin, hair, nails, and feces; plump rounded organs.

Soft

Soft pleasing look, loving, caring, compassionate and kind.

Static

Loves sitting, sleeping and doing nothing.

Viscous

Viscous, sticky, cohesive quality causes compactness, firmness of joints and organs, loves to hug; is deeply attached in love and in relationships.

Cloudy

In early morning mind is cloudy and foggy, often needs coffee as a stimulant to start the day.

Kapha type tends to over sleep, crave sweets and over eat especially when it comes to dairy products and heavy sour, Kaphic foods like avocadoes and puddings, which are exactly the foods that will over balance them towards ill health, creating coldness, heaviness, swelling and congestion. Whilst the kaphic constitution is a strong one, when they do fall ill, they are prone to disorders of accumulation, with mucous congestion, oedema, calcium deposits and heaviness. They also tend towards lethargy and can get into a sort of 'blue funk' a kind of bored depression. They are likely to stop moving simply because they are content to stay where they are and can easily turn into good natured couch potatoes. At their worst they can go on to become lazy, greedy and severely self indulgent.

Kapha Body type

The moist, cool hand shake belongs to kapha, of the endomorphic body (with a thin cushion of fat hiding muscle), Easy going, very loving compassionate people, they are steady and not easily perturbed.

Holding into things, they soak up everything :relationship, fat, fluid, food

Obesity diabetes, fluid retention, congestion in the lungs, sinuses etc in other parts of the body.

Balanced kapha is calm, steady, devoted, and contented.

Imbalanced, Kapha is boring, inert, needy and complacent.

When the ego gets brushed, nice

Vata exabits fickleness (Giddiness), restlessness(a lack of patience) and claustrophobia (fear of confined spaces).
Pitta becomes angry, nasty (अरुचिकर), confrontational (टकराव वाला)

and intimidation (डराना ).
Kapha is indifferent (उदासीन), acting out withdrawal (वापसी ) and stubbornness (हठ).

THE FIVE SUBTLE FORMS OF KAPHA

There are five forms of Kapha in cohesion and lubrication. These are known as sub - doshas.

The elements that compose Kapha are in themselves more gross than both Vata and Pitta and the Kaphic elements present more solid matter.

1 . Brain Kapha sub-dosha- Tarpaka तरपक क्ष्लेष्मा

Nervous system support

Location heart
Function Nourishment to all the sense organ
Nourishes the sense Organs and nervous tissue, (Majja dhatu), Tarpaka is the white matter of the brain, the nutrition for the nerve cells, nourishment for all the sense Organs and the cerebrospinal fluid (the carrier and sustenance for intelligence). It stabilizes feelings and provides emotional calmness.

2 . Salivary Kapha subdosha - Bodhaka बोधक क्ष्लेष्मा

Located in tongue
Function Perception of the taste.
It enables taste perception through saliva (understands the tastes in food and in turn stimulates digestive fire, (Agni) softens the food for digestion and adds subtle digestive materials.

3 . Stomach Kapha subdosha - Kledaka क्लेदक क्ष्लेष्मा
Location stomach
Moistens the food substance
Stomach secretions
It provides protection for the digestive tract and protects the lining of the stomach from the strong digestive juices; it liquefies food, making it slimy, easily digestible and enables continued movement along the digestive path, assisting Agni.

4 . Trunk Kapha subdosha - Avalambaka अवलम्बक क्ष्लेष्मा

Location: Heart & lung support
Function: Helps the areas around shoulders, arms and neck and heart by giving strength.
Remaining in its own place and supports other four types of Kapha by contributing the properties of Fluid is known as avalambaka.
Located around the heart in the pericardium and in the lungs and pleural membranes, it is responsible for lubrication of the respiratory tract; it controls the secretions that protects visceral organs and aids in proper heart function. It is the main Kapha in the body, giving energy to all the other Kapha.

5 . Synovial Kapha subdosha Sleshaka क्ष्लेष्क क्ष्लेष्मा
Location joints
Function providing lubrication in the joints.
Synovial fluid
Located at joint sites, It is the lubrication (synovial fluid) for all the joints, giving strength to the joints and it regulates water and fat.
The fullness of embodiment is the most exuberant in childhood, when we are in the honeymoon phase of our romance with material existence.

Kapha Body Type

Attributes of Kapha

Biological principles Earth & Water

Qualities Heavy, cold , wet, slow, steady, soft, oily, sweet, smooth.

Sensory Smell & Taste

Primary location Stomach

Physiological functions, Structure growth, storage

Mental functions Memory. Tranquility. Devotion

Emotions Affection, Patience, Greed

1st Daily cycle 6-10AM

2nd Daily cycle 6PM-10PM

Lunar cycle Full Moon

Seasons Winter-Cool

Kapha Reducing Impressions

Nature : Vigorous hiking or walking.
Sound : Stimulating music, strong and energized sounds, singing.
Touch : Strong deep body massage with dry powders or stimulating oils like mustard.
Sight : Bright and stimulating colors like yellow orange, gold and red.
Taste : Light diet emphasizing pungent, bitter and astringent taste with liberal use of spices, occasional fasting.
Smell : Light, warm, stimulating and penetrating fragrances like musk, cedar, camphor and eucalyptus.
Activity : Strong aerobic exercise, jogging , sun bathing saunas, reducing sleep.
Emotional : Cultivating detachment service to othes and selfless love, releasing greed, attachment and clinging
Mental : Mental exercise and games like (chess) breaking with the past and tradition.

Tonic for Kapha

Ashwagandha
Garlic
Pippali
Guggulu
Shilajit
Kushta
Haridra
Daruharidra

Tips for Kapha People

While exercise is always important, it is particularly necessary for kapha people in winter, because they tend to feel heavy and thus fall ill.

Kapha people should also drink hot soups, but these should be light. Drying foods like kala channa, jowar and bajra are essential, and dinner should be light.. Milk and curd should be avoided and paneer should be eaten sparingly.

Kapha becomes aggravated through:

lack of exercise, lazy habits, sleep during the daytime and other wrong regimens.
Eating sweet, sour, salty, cold, unctuous, heavy, oily and moist foods such as wheat
slimy food which obstructs the channels of circulation, for instance, yoghurt, meat, fish, milk, alkaline food, puddings, sugarcane juice, pastries sesame, prepared from sesame seeds, tahini
Intake of excess food eating before previous food is digested
Eating before digestion of previous meals
Lack of physical activity, all these increases Kapha Dosha.
Rice pudding, sea food, fat, water chest nut, coconut, green gourd and pumpkin. And vegetables that grows on creepers.

Symptoms of aggravated Kapha

Pallor, coldness, flabbiness, obesity, laziness, heaviness, loss of strength in the body, obstruction of channels, fainting, excess sleep, drowsiness, dyspnoea, coughing, excessive salivation, nausea, loss of digestive power, abnormal function of the joints.
Kapha becomes especially aggravated by coldness, during winter and spring, in the forenoon, in the evening, and soon after eating.

Avoid

Milk and milk products as they are mucous producing and causes increase in phelgm
Fish
Fried food.

Treatment for Kaphic Diseases

Induced vomiting .Administration of emetic and inhalation of sharp, penetrating drugs
Intake of light and ununctuous food
Exercising, running, sit ups,Swimming and being active would help to balance kapha .
Kneading, medicated smoke inhalation, medicated gargles
Fat reducing medications
Fomentation
Intake of old wheat, honey
Aged alcoholic drinks (medicinal doses)
Avoid daytime sleep.
Pungent and hot herbal preparations would help to balance Kapha.
How to take Triphala : Triphala is an ancient herbal mix , a combination of powder form of three fruits Amla , haritaki and bhibitaki. It offers solutions to various health and body conditions.If you have a Kapha body type : Take 1 and a 1/2 teaspoon of Triphala powder twice a day with warm water. Kapha constitution needs warm water due to their sluggish metabolism

As wind is ununctuous (drying), cold and light, warm gingili (sesame) oil alleviates wind (vata).
Bile is hot, not sweet and sharp, so ghee (clarified butter ) alleviates bile (pitta).
Mucous is unctuous, sweet and sluggish. So honey, which is astringent and has a scraping action, alleviates it (kapha).

Menopausal symptoms of Kapha

Weight gain
Become sluggish and lethargic
Depression
Urinary infections
Indigestion
Wrinkles.

Kapha skin

Kapha Skin

Nature and texture : Soft, oily skin that feels cold.. Pores size :Large pores. Problems :Cystic acme, fluid accumulation.

Oily Skin

Oily skin

While sebum keeps your skin healthy and moisturized, too much can lead to oily skin. This occurs when the sebaceous glands secrete more oil than required.. Oily skin either be genetic or a result of underlying health conditions such as hormonal fluctuations experienced during puberty.

Kapha Type

They need to be stimulated and sometimes shocked into changing themselves. They do not take hints nor will they do all the things to which they have agreed.
They must be confronted nor criticized in order to change bad habits.
They must be approached with force, determination and consistency.
They need an additional outside push which may require regular repetition.
A firm warning may be neccessary to make them heed of what they are doing, they must be made to see the negative effects of their wrong lifestyles.
They are bogged down by their own inertia and stagnation and find it difficult to start anything new,
They are prone to addictions and to depression that prevents them from developing the proper initiative to improve themselves.
Slow to respond and have difficulty discussing their problems.
They tend to return to their old habits even if they know they are bad , particularly if these are reinforced by the environment around them.
They need constant interchange to stimulate them to get started. Once started which may take some time they will usually continue well on their own accord.

CORONA TRI-DOSHIK :

According to Ayurveda Corona affects all the three doshas.
Kapha (Water Element) : Kapha means lubrication or fluid. Shleshmak Kapha : Involvement of joint effusion NO. Tarpak kapha : C.S.F.predominance or encephalitis. not involved. Kledak Kapha : Stomach along with pachak pitta it is involved. Bodhak Kapha : Yes Loss of taste has nothing to do with it . mucus membrane, rashes. Avalaka kapha: No pleural effusion, no pericardial effusion, because it causes dry Pneumonia and not a wet Pneumonia.

"Kapha dosha is associated with anabolic activity predominant in childhood, therefore child is dominated with growth and development. Hence it is observed that the majority of childhood diseases are related to kapha dosha disturbances For this reason, children are kept away from such foods and activities that would aggravate the kapha dosha. Hence children prone to frequent illnesses are advised to avoid too many sweets, ice-cold foods, and drinks, buffalo milk, playing in water and sleeping during the day (applicable to children more than 4 years)"

Common cold, respiratory infections,fever, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, recurrent worm infestation etc. are the common childhood illnesses where Ayurveda can be quite effective.

Location :

Upper part of throat
head
neck
joints
Upper portion of stomach
Fat tissues of the body.

EARTH : Substantial, heavy, hard and with only little downward movement. Earth element gives structure to the cell

WATER : Liquid, cool, flowing and downward movement. The water element is predominant in the cytoplasm, the liquid in the cell.

Introduction

What is Kapha?

The biological combination of two heavy material elements, Earth and Water gives a muddy rise to an amalgam called "Kapha". Kapha is an energy found in the human body, in foods, in the environment, the time of the day and also your age. Kapha energy among humans provides strength, stamina, good skin and hair and a calm temperament. Kapha gives food high binding and cohesive properties, increases body mass and strength, cools and increases moistness in the body. Kapha in the environment means it is cold, moist, heavy and slow. In the diurnal cycle Kapha energy manifest at night.

"Pha" means to fructify or grow in bulk. As Kapha mainly consist of water. The seven tissues (dhatus) which constitutes the body decay all the time (therefore body is also called {शरीर }, and receive replenishment through food. Upon digestion food releases two products, both of which are regarded as nutrients (Prasada dhatu) contribute to the building and repair of seven tissues; Waste products or (Maladhatu) such as sweat, urine, feces etc.

Also include vata, pitta and kapha which remain essential so long as they maintain in due proportion with reference to themselves as well as to the other tissues. When vata, pitta and kapha become deficient or excessive in quantity (perturbed or prakupit) they become disease (doshas) which unsettled the tissues in a variety of disorders. As the victims of disturbance, these are called disease or Doshas (दोष)

The word ‘Sleshma’ is a synonym for Kapha which means to embrace. The cold heavy, sweet, stable, steady, smooth, slow, viscid, soft, wet and unctuous nature (smooth and greasy in texture ) of Kapha molecules are responsible for uniting two molecules and giving compactness to the body. It fills the intercellular spaces of the body as connective tissue.

Now that winter is in full swing, prepare for coughs, colds, respiratory troubles, lung and sinus infections and weight gain. This is due to low immunity, an incorrect diet and lifestyle, a constitutional predisposition towards a cough disorder, and environmental conditions. Here are some FAQ, about kapha.

Is the Kapha season unhealthy?

Actually this the best season to build immunity and stamina and improve your skin and hair. But you need to balance the environment with the correct nutrition, lifestyle and exercise.

Why do we need to balance Kapha?

People who already have high kapha in their system accumulate more in this season. This may lead to disorders such as high cholesterol, increased weight, increase in blood sugar, increase in bile thickness, gallbladder, stone tendency, cholesterol blockages, vulnerability to fibroids, arthritic pain, sinusitis and the accumulation of fluid in the respiratory system.

Is Phlegm the same as Kapha?

Phlegm is only a small aspect of Kapha excess, For good health, we need the correct balance of Kapha.Therefore foods high in Kapha should be eaten with caution in this season. These include milk, curd (high Kapha), cold drinks, red meat, bananas, processed cheese (high Kapha) rice, cashew nuts, coconut, ghee, butter, fried foods, processed and refined foods,watery fruits like melons and cucumber, oily foods, sugar and sweets.

Balance Of energy.

To balance high Kapha eat Dalia (with vegetables), bajra, Johar, corn, fenugreek, cumin, spices, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, mustard seeds and oil.Also try massages with sesame seed oil/ mustard oil or dry herbs, inhale steam with eucalyptus oil and exercise heavily so you sweat.

Undigested food (AAMA)
Conjugation with Dosha
When it conjugate with Kapha, leads to lack of appetite, imparts easy belching, foul smelling viscid thick mucus and feeling of heaviness.
ACTION
Kapha is the principle providing material for physical structure,body,vigour,body stability,and immunity, lubrication of joints and supporting memory.
It also governs emotions like forgiveness,calmness and love.
Kapha Skin
The Kapha skin is thick, oily soft and cool to touch. Complexion is pale, and the hair thick, wavy, oily and dark.The Kapha skin tends to develop wrinkles much later in life than Vata or Pitta types. If the skin becomes imbalanced it can suffer from enlarged pores, excessively oily skin, most types of eczema, blackheads or pimples and water retention.
Kapha skin,because of its thickness and oiliness,is more prone to accumulate AMA - toxins under the skin.

In brief, while the predominant Kapha in childhood promotes growth and development by supporting the anabolic activities.

SOLID KAPHA - WET, HEAVY, COLD

Structure, Stability, Strength, Immunity, Lubrication, Cohesion

Sensory : Smell & Taste
Primary Location : Stomach
Physiological Functions : Structure, growth, storage
Mental Function : Memory,Tranquility, Devoti
Emotions : Affection, Patience, Greed
1 st daily cycle. 6 - 10 am
2 nd daily cycle 6 - 10 pm
Lunar cycle. Full Moon

Heavy. Bones, muscles, large body frame; grounded; deep heavy voice. Well developed bodies but often overweight.Veins, muscles, bones not prominent due to skin and muscle cover.

Slow. Walk, talk, digestion, sluggish metabolism

Cool. cold, clammy skin, scanty appetite and thirst; repeated colds, congestion and coughs ; desire for hot spicy food

Oily. Skin, hair, and feces; lubricated, unctuous joints (greasy) and other organs can tend towards thickness of fluids

Dense. Dense pad of fat; thick skin, hair, nails and feces; plump rounded organs

Soft. Soft pleasing look, lovely, caring, compassionate and kind

Static. Loves sitting, sleeping, and doing nothing

Viscous. Viscous, sticky, cohesive quality causes compactness, firmness of joints and organs; loves to hug; is deeply attached in love and in relationships.

Cloudy. In early morning mind is cloudy and foggy; often needs coffee as a stimulant to start the day.

Sleep. Kaphic type tend to oversleep.

Sensitivity : Intolerant of cold damp environment.
Body Function : Tendency towards cold, congestion and allergies. Steady appetite with slow but regular bowel movement and minimal irritation. Kapha women tend to have regular cycles with little pain and a minimum of premenstrual depression.
Sleep Cycle : Kapha type are heavy sleepers but sometimes they like to sleep too much.
Sweet creates Kapha which acts against Vata and pitta.

Food. People crave sweets and overeat especially when it comes to dairy products and heavy, sour, kaphic foods, like avocados and puddings… which are exactly the foods that will overbalance them towards ill health, creating coldness, heaviness, swelling and congestion.

Ailments. When do they fall ill, they are prone to disorders of accumulation, with mucous congestion, oedema, calcium Deposits and heaviness.They also tend towards lethargy and can get into a sort of ‘ blue funk’- a kind of bored depression.They are likely to stop moving simply because they are content to stay where they are and can easily turn into good - natured couch potatoes. At their worst, they go on to become lazy, greedy and severely self indulgent.

THE WATER ELEMENT (JALA MAHABHUTA) (आपः)

Soma / water or ap, (आपः) which underlies Kapha is responsible for good and bad effects depending on its state. The effects include

Firmness
Looseness
Building and wasting
Zeal and lethargy
Strength and weakness
Knowledge and ignorance
Comprehension and confusion.

As it is in nature, so it is in the body. All the five elements work in coordination and they facilitate the keep up of the health. This awareness helps us to realize the relationship of the five elements within the body.

"जल जो न होता तो ये जीवन जाता जल"
"If there was no water, this life would have been burnt."

THE EARTH ELEMENT (PRITHVI MAHABHUTA)

Cohesive element,

The principle of solidity.

It represents mass.

It's essential quality is smell.

Prithvi, earth maintains life. It is the solid state of matter,of which the characteristic attribute is stability, fixedness or rigidity. Earth is a solid, dense element which provides firm ground for global life. It is the quality that represents strength and stability in nature, giving form to the body.

Massiveness, ( jadatva), Roughness,(kharatva), Hardness, (kathinya), Slowness, (Mandya), Inactiveness,(nishkriyatva), Steadiness, (santhatva), Firmness, (dardhya), Clarity, (sparshatatva), denseness, (ghanatva), largeness, (vishalatva) or Bulkiness, (sthoolatva), are its properties. It produces sweet (with earth), sour (with fire) and astringent tastes (with air).It is neither hot nor cold, (Sama sheetoshnatva). Its movement is inward and centripetal.

Prithvi is represented by the heavier tissue of the body, such as connective tissue, heart, bones, cartilage, nails, hair and teeth.They contains more of the Earth element and thus provide the needed stability in the body for dealing with the strains and effort of life.

Kapha Personality Physically Psychologically

Generally healthy.

Affects. Stability
Body. Energy, lubrication, Unctuousness,

Quality. Excessive politeness, forgiveness, Greed, Attachment, Possessiveness.
Body frame. Thick
Weight. Overweight
Skin. They have flawless skin , which does not wrinkle easily. Thick, smooth, oily, cool. Fair bright complexion,skin could also be cold and pale.

Hair. Thick, oily, waxy, dark
Teeth. Strong white
Eyes. Eyes attractive dense & dark with thick eyelashes
Appetite. Slow but steady. Regular appetites but eat slowly love pungent and astringent food.
Food taste. Pungent,bitter
Thirst. Scanty
Impression. Lethargic
Mind. Calm, slow
Temperament. Calm, greedy
Faith. Steady
Memory. Slow but prolonged
Speech. Slow monotonous
Attitude towards money. Saves well spends on food
Pulse. Slow moves like swan on water

Moderate perspiration but good stamina.

Psychologically

Tolerant calm,forgiving and loving.

Slow comprehension but once comprehended strong retention.

Generally happy and peaceful.

Individual Taste Effects On Doshas
Decrease / Pungent,Bitter,Astringent
They speed up the metabolism and weight loss..
Increase / Sweet, Sour, Salty

"All diseases caused by aggravated kapha and Pitta have their origin in stomach."

All nuts in general trigger Pitta and Kapha unless processed properly, eaten in right season and chosen as per body type. Others includes : sesame seeds, jaggery, eggs, Curd, cheese, Paneer, Cashew.

Different stages of digestion

First stage
In the early stage of digestion, all the six tastes present in the food gets converted into sweet taste Madhur and give rise to the frothy stage of Kapha or Kapha with frothy nature.
Consumed material gets converted into a stage of sweet taste (Madhur) predominance.
Formation of frothy stage of Kapha.

"Whether in normal in normal or abnormal conditions Vata, Pitta and Kapha are always present in the body. In the normal state the three doshas perform critical functions which sustain body activities."

Did you know?

If you are coughing uncontrollably, raise your hands above your head and it will stop.

Doshas has preferential abodes even though they move all over the body through ubiquitous channels. Kapha is located in the head and chest.

Relationship of Doshas to Elements (Bhutas)

Doshas are in fact no different from other Constituents (dhatus). They carry one element as the main and other element as the secondary constituents. Thus kapha is made up of water and earth.

So long as they are in the proportion, they are essential Waste products (Maladhatus). They become disease (doshas) when the proportion is seriously disturbed.

Dosas in mind : Tridosas primarily work upon the body but rajas and tamas would upset mind. Body and mind echoed each other in health and disease and the final cause of most illnesses was imprudent conduct, which was rooted in the mind.

Digestive fire (Agni)

Charak states that the three dosas are in balance in a body, when the fires in the stomach and the biological energies (dhatus) are in equilibrium. In a so called Vatala constitution (BODY TYPE), the fires become irregular, in pittal, the fires are intensified, and the kapha / sleshma constitution is marked by subdued fires. In other words , the dosha constitution, has more to do with the status of digestive fires and less with dosas.

Tridosha Doctrine

A powerful effect of dosas could suggest another explanation - vata, pitta and kapha could represent three families of receptors which are distributed across the body and are activated by specific molecular patterns or other specific stimuli in the internal or external environment. Once activated, a cascade of cellular signals would follow, affecting all kinds of cells, and no response would remain 'purely local' in so far as the receptors are generalized in distribution. The cellular signal could lead to the release of a wide range of substances such as cytokines and initiate inflammatory phenomena. The activation of vata, pitta and kapha receptors could also send wake up signals to the immune system and trigger another set of response

"Constitution / Prakriti ( body type) Food not appropriate for one’s constitution may reduce immunity and cause disease."

"Spring season,Vasant Ritu - kapha prakopa."

Season

April - May

Kaphaja disorders prefer spring, pittaja autumn and vataja rains. Moreover, vataja ailments worsen at the end of the day and night, pittaja during midday and midnight. Still another example of the influence of time is the observation that vataja, pittaja and kaphaja disorders peak in the last, middle and initial phases of life. Also, vataja diseases worsen after digestion,when the stomach is empty: pittaja during digestion and kaphaja after the meals.
In Late winter sisira ritu Kapha undergoes only accumulation (caya).,by the use of food substances,which are unctuous cold etc.that are similar to Dosha. Kapha becomes solicited by the effect of season and doesn’t undergo prakopa. Kapha becomes liquified in vasanta ritu and gets aggravated and subsides automatically in grishma ritu.

Time

Kapha ailments worsen at the starting of the day and night, In morning time kapha is the dominant principle.

Kapha becomes especially aggravated by coldness, during winter and spring, in the forenoon, in the evening, and soon after eating.

Phase of life

Peak in the initial phases of life. till 15 years.

Digestion

Kaphaja diseases worsen after the meals.

Kapha becomes aggravated through:-

– lack of exercise, lazy habits, sleep during the daytime and other wrong regimens.
– eating sweet, sour, salty, cold, unctuous, heavy food, such as wheat
– slimy food which obstructs the channels of circulation, for instance, yoghurt, fish, milk, alkaline food, puddings, sugarcane juice, pastries prepared from sesame seeds, tahini
– Intake of excess food
– eating before previous food is digested

Kapha and weight gain
Kapha people have a natural tendency to put on weight and have to nurture healthy habits to avoid weight gain. Habit to avoid weight gain / People with kapha constitution become unhealthy when they go overboard, eating bananas, curd, water, icecream, sugar sweets , maida, sooji, alcohol, fried food, cream,cheese, milk, wheat and rice.

Festivals

Ugadi

Ugadi celebrated in Andhra Pradesh on the very first day of the Chaitra month (15 March- 15 April). Prasada known as ‘Ugadi pachadi’. The ingredients of these are neem flowers, the juice of tamarind mixed with jaggery, small pieces of mango and sugar cane and poppy seeds. Since all these ingredients have medicinal value. The humour Kapha which accumulates during the cold season, is provoked in Vasant ritu (spring season). This prasada maintain the equilibrium of the tridoshas.

Gudi Padwa

This festival is celebrated in Maharashtra in Chaitra Navratri. Neem chutney along with jaggery is given to all family members to ward off Kapha aliments.

Navratri

The juice of neem flower is taken in Gujarat for a week, in the month of spring season, when kapha aliment is predominant.

Ayurveda

In the spring season : According to Ayurveda tender Neem leaves are eaten for fifteen days , which purifies the blood, and keeps the kapha aliments at bay.

Causes

Lifestyle

Lifestyle or Activity which decreases or Kapha

Sunbathing, warm breezes OK.
Kapha people should wake up at 4.30 A.M
Favour light, dry and warm foods with hot spices
Avoid Day sleeping as it increases the unctuous and thereby vitiation of Kapha takes place.
Residing in dry areas.
Avoidance of comforts are beneficial.
Disciplines to include physical effort, mental stimulation.
Occasional fasting and skipping of meals is good.
Herbal teas are good and regular tea OK
If you already have a fixed schedule and don’t like change,you are probably a Kapha type.
Overcome your Kapha dislike of change by making a pact with yourself to do something in a slightly different way each day, for example,vary your route to work.

Lifestyle or Activity which increases or provoke Kapha

Excessive night sleep & day sleep
Lack of exercise, sedentary lifestyle
Heavy oily foods ,
Too much sweet ,sour or salty food.
Excessive rest and over sleeping aggravates Kapha.
Mental stress.
Avoid cold and damp.
Cold or ice water should be avoided
Avoid head bath.

"The drugs to counter dosas should have properties opposed to them. Pitta & kapha are opposite to each other. all Pitta causing substance are good for kapha."

Exercises

Strong and aerobic exercise.
Running, jumping, swimming, awakening, wrestling, exercises, power massage,
Vigorous physical exercise

Yoga

YOGA : Strong workouts are indicated with less sitting postures. Counters gravity postures, if possible, Solar pranayama, Bhastrika, the bellows breath of fire and stimulating

Massage

OIL MASSAGE : Dry, rough, brisk, vigorous, motion whilst massaging to stimulate Kapha are good. Where oils like Sesame, mustard) .

Meditation

Devotional, Bhakti, or work as service to all, karmas are generally in harmony with Kapha loveliness nature.

"Astringent, Pungent and Bitter overcome Kapha".

It is claimed that kapha dosha, which is evolved in fat metabolism, helps in controlling body weight, growth and lubrication for joints and lungs. Kapha dosha, one of the three bodily principles, is also essential for the for the formation of all the seven tissues- nutritive fluid, bones, blood,fat, muscle, marrow and reproductive tissues.

Kapha Pacifying Diet : Ayurveda tips for reducing high cholesterol

Basically, a kapha pacifying diet focuses on foods that are easy to digest. These food are bitter, astringent and pungent in taste. The diet also includes many healthy grains that can help enhance fat metabolism.

Vegetables : Green leafy vegetables such as spinach, fenugreek, mint, mustard leaves, amaranth, cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower can help cleanse the bowels, which may prevent bad cholesterol accumulation in the blood. However, veggies like tomatoes, sweet potatoes, cucumbers and zucchini may increase kapha.

Fruits : Fruits such as apples, pears, pomegranate, berries. peaches, grapes, cashew nuts, grapes, figs are considered good for balancing kapha dosha.

Nuts & Seeds : One may include moderate amount of sunflower and pumpkin seeds in a kapha pacifying diet.

Spices & Condiments : All spices are considered good, except salt which increases kapha.

Dairy : Opt for low fat milk,ensuring that it is boiled and consumed warm to make it easier to digest. Avoid taking milk with a full meal or with sour or salty food. Lassi (curd and water drink) and buttermilk are good.

Pulses : All beans are considered good, except black gram.

Sweeteners : Honey is considered good for reducing kapha.

Grains : Most types of grains (minimum one year), especially barley and millet are said to help in balancing kapha. However it is advisable to avoid taking too much wheat and rice as they can increase kapha.

Some of the Ayurvedic herbs to lower high cholesterol are :

Garlic : Garlic is the most common herb that is used in Indian cooking and no dish taste the same without it. Having 2-3 garlic cloves a day can break down bad cholesterol and free it from the arterial walls.

Coriander : This green herb adds freshness, flavour and colour to any meal. Coriander is a diuretic that will flush out waste and even excess cholesterol.

Tulsi : Tulsi disintegrate cholesterol from the arteries and washes it from the body.

Guggal or Commiphola wightii : Guggul is sap from the Mukul myrrh tree. There are seven products made from guggul that helps to reduce cholesterol.

Arjuna or Terminalia arjuna : Arjun's white bark has medicinal properties that dissolves cholesterol from the arteries. Arjun's bark is made into powder form and is available in several stores.

Basic Dietary and lifestyle advises includes:

Dietary Restrictions with Portion control

One should concentrate on taking whole foods like whole grains, whole fruits and vegetables.
Inclusion of soluble fiber rich foods- soluble fiber can reduce the absorption of cholesterol into your bloodstream. Soluble fiber s are found in such foods as complex carbohydrates like red rice whole maize, apples, and pear, grapes and citrus fruits.
Inclusion of skimmed milk instead of high fat milk.
Include plant based protein in your diet legumes and pulses in diet.
Poultry fish and nuts in diet.
Use naturally occurring cold pressed/ double filtered vegetable oil such as groundnut, mustard, coconut and sesame oil.
Eat foods rich in Omega-3 fatty acids- include Salmon fish, walnut and flax seeds.
Use garlic in diet (use judiciously according to your body constitution/ consult physician to asses and advice.)
Proportion control- concentrate on the cereal : vegetables and pulses serving in your plate 1:3 proportion.
Include good desi ghee in your diet regularly.

Exercise :

Exercise can improve cholesterol. Moderate physical activity can help raise high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol the' good cholesterol'. If your work involves lot of sitting/ sedentary , add physical activities like

Taking stairs if feasible rather lift /elevator.
Taking relaxing walk after lunch/ dinner for 800-1000 steps.
Take walk during breaks at work/ getting up from work station after every one hour and taking 30 steps walks and getting hydrated with a cup of hot water.

Maintain the normal weight / B.M.I (Body Mass Index)

Clean and healthy eating habits.
Yogasana / inclusion of vigorous physical activity.

Mental Relaxation

Very much neglected in the management of the hypercholesterimia is the stress aspect of a person. This is one of the mot powerful key for better management of the cholesterol by regular meditation/ yoga nidra / some deep relaxation techniques are highly in indicated.

Simple Herbal Home Remedies

Use of Triphala churna.
Asafoetida, cumin added butter milk.
Madhu Udhaka : Honey with Luke worm water for drinking.
Including garlic, black pepper ginger, turmeric, coriander seeds in regular meals/ hot infusion as herbal drinks.
Flax seeds.

Don t' s

Red meat.
High fat dairy products like milk and its products butter and processed cheese.
Trans fat containing food like processed foods, refined oils, fried foods and baked foods.
Limit sugary foods and beverages.
Avoid alcohol.

Some people abruptly stop statins / lipid lowering drugs without physicians recommendations which in turn will have other systemic effect. So kindly consult your doctor before stopping/ lowering the dose by your self

"Astringent, bitter & Pungent taste good for kapha dosha."

Diet

Food good for Kapha

Food to favor

Grains : Favour the grains of barley, corn, millet, buckwheat, (Kuttu) millet, roasted grains,

rye, oats and dry rice, like Basmati. Reduce the intake of brown rice and white rice, cooked oats and wheat.

Beans : All beans are good for Kapha, except for mung, kidney and soybean, black lentils and tofu.
Dairy : Low fat milk is best. Boil milk before drinking. Add turmeric or ginger before boiling. Do not combine milk with a full meal or with sour or salty foods.
Vegetables : Leafy green vegetables, peppers, raw vegetables,,mung, beans,
Fruit : Favour apples and pears.
Nuts : : Except Pumpkin and sunflower seeds are permitted.
Spices : Spices :Bitter spices such as aloe, turmeric, are used for reducing the need for sugars and fats.All spices except salt is pacifying to Kapha, (The salts to use for Kapha are rock Salt and Ammonium chloride because they are tri - Doshic. The digestive hot spices include cayenne, black and long pepper, dry ginger, mustard, cloves, cinnamon and garlic.
Salt : The salts to use for Kapha are rock Salt because they are tri - Doshic. as other salts increases kapha.
Hot water
Oils: Sesame, Mustard,
Fruits - Apple,pear,pomegranate
Vegetables : All vegetables like leafy green vegetables. Raw vegetables.Others include : Jimikand (Suran) good for Kapha. Others include :Vegetable - Drumstick, beetroot, radish, brinjal, bitter gourd,

Brinjal

Momordica charantia (करेला) Karela is having Tikta rasa And Katu vipaka . It Increases digestive power and it is one of the best drug of choice to mitigate Kapha.

Lime Vitamin C (Lime ) alleviates kapha
Barley, corn, millet. Barley chapati good for Kapha people.
Should consume easily digestible food
Diet should mainly consist of barley and wheat
Drying food is better for Kapha. Trijata ( tej patta, cardamom,dalchini )
Legumes are considered wholesome for Kapha constitution (Prakruti).
Buttermilk
Amla with honey
Mode of cooking : Steamed food is good for all the three elements. Oven cooking More of a drying and heating effect on food. Baking rather then roasting is better then reducing Kapha. Roasting can aggravate Kapha As roasting is more drying.

Avoid Kapha producing food

Banana, curd ,cold water, ice cream, sugar, sweet, maida, Suji,fried food, cream, milk,,cheese, wheat.
Nuts : Reduce all nuts.
Beans :, Except for mung, kidney and soybean, black lentils and tofu.
Fruits : Reduce sweet, sour and heavier fruits like grapes, bananas,avocados, papayas, coconuts, melons, pineapples, plum. Dates, fresh figs, or sour citrus fruits like orange and grape fruits
Grains : Reduce the intake of brown rice and white rice,cooked oats and wheat.
Sweeteners : Sweeteners increase Kapha and should be reduced.
Avoid milk.
Rice
All oily items
Salt is pacifying to Kapha, It increases kapha.
Vegetables - Sweet vegetables, Tomatoes, sweet potato, juicy vegetables, like cucumber, zucchini
Sugarcane juice
Water Excess water Increases Kapha.
A Kapha Prakriti person needs to avoid excessive sweets.
Very cold water
Increase intake of sugar, fats, potatoes, rice, milk, products, sea foods, curds.
Avoid food that are hard to digest
Coconut oil produces Kapha.
Taste Sweet, Sour, Fatty & cold food
Wheat, new crops, Freshly harvested rice.
Ghee, and fried foods चिकने पदार्थ Arbi, Lady’s finger,
Fruits : सिंघाड़ा , apple, banana, custard apple (Sitaphal), guava, melon,grapes,avocado,,nuts
Decrease intake of sweet, sour, salty ( increases Earth & water) e.g. Potatoes and other root vegetables, oils,dairy, avocados,wheat…. also fried and heavy foods.
Vada
fried foods चिकने पदार्थ ,Oily food is bad for Kapha will increase weight.
Avoid Watery food
Avoid heavy food

"Kapha provides the material foundation and support for both Vata and Pitta."

Taste

Pacifying taste: Pungent,bitter and astringent
Perturbing taste : Sweet,sour and salty

Taste as a chemical indicator
Taste has supreme importance. These are total of original six tastes i.e. Sweet, sour, Saline, bitter, pungent, and astringent, which characterizes dosas as well as therapeutic substances in different combination among them. Among these
Sweet Madhura rasa Nourishes. Helps to build tissues in the body. Earth and water.
Salt lavana rasa Eliminates .Maintaining mineral balance. Water and fire.
Sour Amla (Acid) rasa Refreshes, Restore acid base balance. Earth and fire.
Pungent Hot Katu Rasa Pungent taste dominance of air and fire. Air and fire
Bitter Tikta rasa. Bitter taste dominance of space and air. Cold. Natural antibiotic, antiseptic, It purifies the blood. Space and Air.
Astringent Kashaya rasa Astringent taste dominance of air and earth, heats.Improves digestion and strengthens digestive enzymes. Astringent rasa constrict & stops bleeding and gives tone to the body.Earth and Air.

"Add 6 taste into your food, that is the right way to make food medicinal, delicious and low in calorie."

Areas of six taste in tongue

Food that decreases Kapha or good for Kapha:

Astringent taste : कसैले,

Honey Mucous is unctuous, (fatty /oily) sweet and sluggish. So honey, which is astringent and

haS a scraping action, alleviates (kapha). SWEETENERS : Honey pacifiers Kapha. The concept of ‘ as sweet as honey’ is thought to be misleading by Ayurveda theorists, who regard honey as principally astringent in character. They appeal to the fact that it does not increase Kapha and is weight reducing, unlike other items we call sweet. Otherwise sweeteners increase Kapha and should be reduced.

“HONEY IS GOOD FOR KAPHA”
Asofoetida (heeng)

Pungent taste or Katu rasa

तीखे derives from the elements of Fire and Air and is hot, dry, and light. It is the hottest of all the 6 Tastes and is found in certain vegetables (such as chili peppers, garlic, and onions), and in spices (like black pepper, ginger, and cayenne).The vipaka or aftertaste of pungent is heating. This further increases Pitta. The vipak or post-digestive effect of the pungent, bitter, and astringent tastes is pungent. In Sanskrit, the pungent taste is known as katu rasa. The pungent taste kindles the agni (the digestive fire), and assists with proper absorption, opens the blood vessels and promotes circulation by moving stagnated blood. It helps to discharge oil and sweat and removes phlegm from the body, cleanses the mouth, and thus reduces congestion.
Keeps the mouth clean
Stimulates digestion.
blocking,sweating, moisture, removes impurities, sticking in metabolic waste products.
Helps in proper action of sense organs.
Produce secretions from the nose, mouth and eyes.
Helps in absorption of food.
Helps to relieve disease like obesity, conjunctivitis, alleviates swelling, channel blocking, sweating, moisture, removes impurities, sticking in metabolic waste products.
It gives relish to food , destroys itchings, heals wounds, destroys organisms, reduces tissues, checks the coagulation of blood, cuts the bindings, opens the channels of circulations, pacifies (good) kapha and increases vata

Ginger and saunth

Garlic is good for Kapha constitution(Prakriti) person.(stout, fat and heavy with well built body and strong) who are prone to increase cholesterol. In this condition garlic is good. The best way to take garlic for medicinal purpose is to boil 5 to 10 cloves of garlic in 120 ml of milk with 120 ml of water till the volume is reduced to half, filter this and take at bedtime when it turns to Luke worm. Do not take this for more than 41 days

Tulsi /Holy Basil Ocimum sativum

Promotes respiratory health
Helps cure fever naturally.
Boost the immunity.
Good for digestive health.

Red & Green chillies

Bitter Taste :

कडुवे Bitter food that cleanse the body.

Turmeric : Spices :Bitter spices such as aloe, turmeric, are used for reducing the need for sugars and fats.

Fenugreek

Moringa oleifera (drumstick leaves

Neem leaves : Generally eaten for 15 days in Vasant ritu or spring season, March - April or chaitra navratra to protect it from kapha aliments. Neem flower juice is taken for a week to purify blood.

Spinach leaves / Palak

Broccoli

Amaranth Leaves

Cumin seeds

Mustard seeds

Jamun

From an Ayurvedic perspective morning time kapha is the dominant principle.

The most natural time of year to eat bitters is in the Spring, and Summer, when greens are plentiful. These are the seasons when Kapha and Pitta are dominant, respectively, and the bitter taste brings those 2 doshas into balance, but it is very aggravating to Vata.

Pungent taste derives from the elements of Fire and Air and is hot, dry, and light. It is the hottest of all the 6 Tastes and is found in certain vegetables (such as chili peppers, garlic, and onions), and in spices (like black pepper, ginger, and cayenne).

"Usage of taste in the reverse order can cause imbalance in body."

Avoid

Avoid curd, jaggery, and banana with milk for aggravation of Kapha,

"Pitta and Kapha are opposite to each other."

Herbs

Mind : Stimulants mind. Mind clearing herbs such as calamus (vacha) , gotu Kola, guggul and myrrh.
Energy : Pungent or bitter tonics ; garlic, long pepper, cinnamon, saffron, ginger, elecampane root, shilajit, guggul, myrrh and aloe.
Rejuvenates : bibhitaki, guggul, pippal

Trikatu long pepper,south (dry ginger) and black pepper ,mix all three thoroughly and take it with honey twice a day.Good for Kapha and Pitta.

Mulethi (liquorice) is good for throat.

Black pepper
Cinnamon
Cardamom
Ashwagandha,
Clove It helps away to drive away the Phlegm

Recommendations

DAILY RHYTHM - Dincharya

Circadian rhythm. Synchronising your daily routine with the natural daily rhythms enhances health.

Going to bed by 10PM at the end of the Kapha period takes advantage of the slow, dull Kapha qualities and encourages sound sleep.

6 am - 10 am is the Kapha cycle, when the cells of the body are in a (low) hypometabolic phase. The body feels slow, heavy, relaxed and calm which are all qualities of Kapha. This is the best time for physical and mental exercises.

6 pm - 10 pm .Kapha cycle. The second cycle of the day, begins with Kapha and its tendency to create a slow, relaxed evening. Time to slow down, for recreational activities. Sleep at 10 PM.

SEASONAL RHYTHM - Ritucharya

As with daily rhythms, seasonal cycles that run throughout the year are matched with the Doshas. The earth revolves around the sun, causing:

Spring kapha season, which applies to months when it is predominantly wet and cool. Favour a diet that is lighter, drier, less oily. Favour warm food and drinks. Eat more foods with pungent, bitter and astringent taste and fewer with sweet, sour and salty taste. Reduce heavy dairy products.
As Kapha goes out of balance in spring Kapha - balancing activities and diet are needed.
Spring is a combination of Pitta - Kapha.
In Late Winter sisira ritu Kapha undergoes only accumulation (caya / (चय) . by the use of food substances,which are unctuous cold etc.that are similar to Dosha. Kapha becomes solicited by the effect of season and doesn’t undergo Aggravation (prakopa) . Kapha becomes liquified in vasanta ritu and gets aggravated and subsides automatically in grishma ritu.

Consume light, dry warm food.
Avoid : Avoid sweet, sour, cold, oily food.
Include spices like black pepper, turmeric and ginger in day to day life.
Lifestyle : : Should have small meals and finish all meals by 6 P.M.
Exercise regularly.
Useful Herbs : Ginger, Black pepper, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Guggulu, Ashwagandha, and mustard.

“कफ से तमोगुण उत्पन्न होता है” सभी में सम - प्रकृति ही सर्वश्रेष्ठ है ।

Prakruti.The constitution with which we are born.

Encourage yourself to see imbalance in your constitution as a defect can be achieved through proper diet and lifestyle, adding or reducing elemental qualities as needed. Avoid what you don’t need and increase what you are lacking.

A Kapha Constitution / Prakruti person is more prone to Kapha disorders etc.

Treatment/ chikitsa corrects Vikruti and re- establishes one’s Prakruti.

~When organ and tissues are flooded with too much liquid or compressed in a small area because of fluid pressure around them, dysfunction is bound to occur.

~ Increased mobility often increases the ability of the tissue to break down congestion in the interstitial (occurring in the space between structures) fluids.

~ Stimulating movement enhances a pumping action that moves the fluid in the mechanical relationships in the body.

~Avoid using oils, instead use water or water based cream, if some lubrication is needed.If you do use oil,use calamus oil,or sprinkle calamus powder on the body before applying the oil.

~Rub vigorously.

~Music can be more lively to begin to move the stagnant energy from the inside out.

~Incense or essential oils need a somewhat spicy and invigorating fragrance.

~Breath vigorously several times through the right nostril, which increases the heat in the system and begin to melt down Kapha so it is more easily eliminated or transmuted into vitality.

~Since Kapha is cold by nature, the treatment environment should be warm but not stuffy,as this might cause drowsiness and more lethargy.

Treatment for Kaphic Diseases

All anti - Kapha (anti - water) therapies are : reducing, lightening, stimulating, dry and clearing; to be applied with force and determination, as well as detachment.

Any indigestion in old age leads to cold and running nose.We have to see that digestive fire (AGNI ) is maintained in old age.

Keeping these organs of kapha pure (disease free) kapha symptoms are reduced

THERAPEUTICS FOR THE TRIDOSHAS : The method of treatment are :

Pampering and persuasion for pitta diseases,
Exacting and a exhaustive for Kapha, while
Vata is a compromise between the two.

IMMUNITY BOOSTERS :

In Ayurveda Kapha dosha, made of earth and water is dominant in the Nose, Throat, Head and Chest region. When kapha is imbalanced it leads to the accumulation of thick fluids such as mucus a breeding ground for allergies, viruses and bronchial diseases. Kapha is heavy dense moist , sweet , sour, and salty in quality. To balance this , we must incorporate bitter, astringent and pungent taste. in our diet & drug. .The stronger your body's immune system is the better are your chances of fighting off an infection. Therefore it is vital to include immunity boosters in your diet.

Chyawanprash.

ANTI -KAPHA THERAPY

For Reducing excess water

Kapha treatment : To make the respiratory system strong.

Cleaning procedures (Kriya)

Therapeutic vomiting./ Emesis - treatment of choice. Vaman as treatment for Kapha Dosha.Emesis is the procedure of choice for eliminating disturbed Kapha Dosha .
Therapeutic Purgative to eliminate Kapha / Virechana
Fasting (Langhana)
Instillation of medicine through nose./ Nasya Anu Taila One drop of oil to be installed in both the nostrils before sleeping good for respiratory problems.

Oil Pulling Gandoosh गंडूष / Kaval As a part of daily routine / Dincharya.

Oil pulling is basically a simple method where one need to sip some oil and swish it through the oral cavity for some times before throwing it out.Another simple diversion of this method is called gandush where one holds the oil in the mouth for some time before throwing it out. In both the method one does not swallow the oil at all, so no fear.The best time to do Oil pulling is in the morning after one brushes the teeth before breakfast. One can of course do the procedure any time of the day, but morning would be the best time. Another time that is suggested would late before going to bed. Oil pulling is traditionally done with sesame oil, though you can also use other organic, cold-pressed oils like coconut and sunflower.Take one tablespoon of oil and swish it around in your mouth, from side to side, front to back, and in between your teeth. As with mouthwash, you do not want to swallow it. There is no need to swish so vigorously that your mouth gets tired. You’ll be loosening bacteria and hidden food particles even as you move the oil about gently. Compared to other forms of detoxification it is relatively effortless. It is good for Kanth roga (Throat problems) and Pinas (Chronic sinusitis) . " Sometimes the simplest procedures produce the greatest results "

Rinsing mouth with water : पानी का कुल्ला
Tongue cleaning : As a part of daily routine with tongue cleaner / or with the help of three fingers.
Sleeping in prone position : As it helps in more oxygen intake.

Sleeping in Prone position : Prone position :

Why you should sleep face down if you have corona ?
It opens the posterior and lateral part of lungs for respiration. However, improved oxygenation by more advantageous gas exchange in the lungs seems to take place in the prone position as compared to the supine position. Benefit : 1) to improve oxygenation; 2) to improve respiratory mechanics; 3) to homogenize the plural pressure gradient, the alveolar inflation and the ventilation distribution; 4) to increase lung volume and reduce the amount of atelectatic regions;

Blowing balloon by mouth three times a day is a good respiratory exercise. its a good lung exercise. Beneficial uses of balloons in therapy - related goals could be an increase in lung capacity for those with asthma and related illnesses,.

Take a glass of water, along with straw bring bubbles in water is good respiratory exercise.

Blowing air pillow .

Playing musical instrument like flute or mouth organ.
Breathing Exercises.

Pranayama

Pranayama is always preferred as it increases lung capacity. Pranayama is practiced to concentrate all the Pranic forces of the

human structure. This leads to control and one pointedness.

Prana means Vital life energy.

  ●    Deep Breathing exercise : Bhastrika 

● Alternate Nostril Breathing Nadi Shodhana Anuloma - Viloma (अनुलोम विलोम )

"Nadi" is a Sanskrit word meaning “channel” or “flow” and shodhana means “purification.” Therefore, nadi shodhana is primarily aimed at clearing and purifying the subtle channels of the mind-body organism, while balancing its masculine and feminine aspects. Benefit : This is a process of purification. It calms the nerves that are under stress and strain, which are contributory factor for diabetes.
Technique :

Sit comfortably in an erect position. Keep the head, neck and the spine straight.
Rest the left hand on the left knee.
Close the right nostril with the tip of right thumb.
Now breathe out slowly through the left nostril.
Keeping the right nostril closed breathe in slowly and deeply through the left nostril.
Now close the left nostril with ring finger and little finger of the right hand and slowly breathe out through the right

nostril.

Now keeping the right nostril still closed, breathe in through the right nostril.
This completes one entire round of Anuloma - Viloma.
Repeat the entire process
Remember that breathing in and breathing out should be done very slowly without any noise

Benefits

Infuses the body with oxygen
Clears and releases toxins
Reduces stress and anxiety
Calms and rejuvenates the nervous system
Helps to balance hormones
Supports clear and balanced respiratory channels
Helps to alleviate respiratory allergies that cause hay fever, sneezing, or wheezing
Balances solar and lunar, masculine and feminine energies
Fosters mental clarity and an alert mind
Enhances the ability to concentrate
Brings balance to the left and right hemispheres of the brain

●     Kapal Bhati  कपाल  भाति 

Kapalbhati - Frontal Brain Purification.Kapalabhati (Sanskrit: कपालभाति, romanized: kapālabhāti), also called breath of fire,

is an important Shatkarma, a purification in hatha yoga. The word kapalabhati is made up of two 

Sanskrit words: kapāla meaning 'skull', and bhāti meaning 'shining, 

  Sit in any comfortable meditative posture like  Sukhasana, Vajrasana or Padmasana
  Keep your back, head and neck in straight line.
   Exhaling forcefully followed by a passive inhalation.
   Let your facial muscle be relaxed while practicing this.

●        The Bee Breath : Bhramari Pranayama भ्रामरी प्राणायाम 
           Sit in any meditative comfortable posture.
           Inhale through both nostrils.
           While exhaling produce honey bee sound (humming bee sound) by folding your  tongue on
 your upper palate.
           Feel the resonance and vibration on your head while practicing.
●            Inhaling from the right nostril. : Surya Bhedi Pranayama :  It will have heating effect on the body.

● Sleeping on left side : It will have heating effect on the body.

 ●        Hissing breath : Ujjayi Pranayamaउज्जायी  प्राणायाम 

                In this pranayama partially close the back of your throat, which covers the windpipe  so that

 as you inhale and exhale through your nose. The air passes through a narrow air passage in your throat,

 creating the sound  made  by your breath.

Th

     ●      Udgeeth pranayama- Pronouncing Oum loudly during inspiration and expiration.   

●    ●      Kumbhak Pranayama : Holding of breath.  

●        Agnisar Kriya  अग्निसार क्रिया 

           Stand erect in Tadasana
            Exhale bend your body forward by keeping your palm on knees.
            Hold the posture by flapping your abdomen muscle.
            Inhale come back and repeat it same.

●

●●  Omkar Meditation Chanting “OM” ओम  is a powerful way to control your nerves. It  can be practiced

 at bed time.

ASANA

Singh Asana
Laughter Asana

BANDHA

Jalandhar Bandha : Tighten the neck muscles.

Marma

● Kantha Marma(कंठ मर्म) Stimulation:

● In creating negative pressure take deep inspiration followed by protruding tongue out.

● In creating positive pressure take deep inspiration, blow the mouth cavity, cheeks are swollen, hold the breath, followed by exhalation through nostrils.

Chakra

● Vishuddhachakra (विशुध्द चक्र) It is located in the throat region. Concentrate on it.

Mudra

● Udana Mudra : Beneficial for throat problem.

● Surya Mudra generates heat in the body.

● Linga Mudra

● Shankha Mudra

MUDRA

Linga Mudra Inter lock both the hands ,the left thumb should be up right.Index finger and thumb of right hand should encircle the thumb.Pressure is given at the base of the thumb.
Shoonya Vayu Mudra Press the base of the thumb with 1st and 2nd finger.
Shankha Mudra Hold the left thumb with right hand and cover with left hand.

EXERCISE

Rubbing both the hands will generate heat.
Making fist of both the hands with the thumb inside.

TASTE

Diet & Medication with astringent,bitter & Pungent taste , Rough and hot in Kapha & sharp, hot ,rough properties.

CONSISTENCY

Rough and hot in Kapha

MASSAGE OF NECK : After udgeet pranayama.

Inhalation of sharp, penetrating drugs
Dry, non fatty food (Avoid fried).
Medicated smoke inhalation (Eucalyptus / or Nilgiri oil inhalation)
Medicated mouth gargles, (Karvol vicks cap) gargles.
Fomentation
Intake of old wheat, honey, jawar.
Aged alcoholic drinks (medicinal doses). Use of wines, which are strong old and pleasant.
Sesame oil or mustard oil are warm therefore good for kapha disorders.
Honey : Mucous is unctuous, (fatty /oily) sweet and sluggish. So honey, which is astringent

and has
a scraping action, alleviates it (kapha).

Antidote Dry Ginger.(सोंठ )

Hot potency drugs are used for kapha disorder. like black pepper, long pepper, clove.
Nasya : Nasya cures all ailments that are caused above the neck. Ghee. olive oil and sesame oil would be good for nasya. Illnesses like torticolis, paralysis, headache, migraine, swelling of the nose, shivering of the head, locked jaw and snoring are cured. Signs of ageing disappear and premature greying of hair is prevented.
Quantity of food should also be less.
Thin gruels, like rasam., soups.
Fasting, avoidance of comforts are beneficial.
Menopause treatment : Kapha resides in rasa, Mansa, meda, Majja, semen ,Mala, Mutra.
Fasting,,less sleep,dry massage.
Discomforts are essential.
SLEEP Kapha needs more than 6 - 8 hours sleep.
How to balance Kapha
Get plenty of physical activity
Avoid fat enhancing diet
Adopt pungent bitter and astringent food
Adopt fresh vegetables herbs and spices
Allow excitement challenge,and change into your life as much as possible
If you already have a fixed schedule and don’ t like change,you are probably a Kapha type. Overcome your Kapha dislike of change by making a pact with yourself to do something in a slightly different way each day, for example,vary your route to work
Balancing the Kapha Doshas with taste : 1 Astringent : Honey,tea,Haritaki,(chebulic myrobalan). 2 Bitter : and Pungent - Garlic, Ginger, Turmeric, Pippali. They speed up the metabolism and weight loss.

LESS	MORE
Junk Food	Real Food
Sitting	Walking
Late Nights	Rest
TV Watching	Reading
Frowning	Smiling
Talking	Listening
Complaining	Encouraging
Negativity	Gratitude
Arguing	Understanding
Worring	Praying
Taking	Giving

INCREASED (AGGRAVATED) KAPHA SYMPTOMS

Kapha Vrudhi Lakshana

Pallor and coldness
Obesity, Sthoulyam, and laziness, Aalasya
Puffy limbs.
Obstruction in the body channels. Srotopidhan.one
Lassitude and sleep (deep and heavy)
Cough, Kasa, heavy breathing, breathlessness, Shwasa.
Nausea, Rhullas, excessasive salivation, Preseka
Impaired digestion Angasaada,
No Movements Sthairyam, Heaviness, Gaurava

DECREASED KAPHA SYMPTOMS

Kapha Kashya Lakdhanani

Giddiness, insomnia, Anidra, Prajagarana
Bodyache
Empty feeling in hollow organs
Patent body channels, in generals
Haziness, hot feeling.
Free breathing
Oral dryness, Rookshata
Flexible joints, Sandhivishlesha, Loose body Shlathanga.
Debility, Dourbala

Kapha accumulates in the sinuses, lungs, stomach and more massive tissue of the body.

Symptoms which indicates the need for treatment are congestion, particularly in lungs and sinuses, sluggishness, swelling, oedema,, dull aching pain, lethargy, depression, heaviness, and weight gain. These are all signs of Kapha constitution, but the same symptoms may be experienced by another constitutional type if they have developed a water balance. For example if a Vata person over eat and can't digest the food, undigested food becomes a kapha excess and possible toxic, so a vata person can benefit from kapha reducing treatment under certain conditions.

TREATMENT

Castor oil, on other hand is a purgative and an antidote to vata and kapha. disturbances.

When organs and tissues are flooded with too much liquid or compressed in a smaller area because of a fluid pressure around them, dysfunction is bound to occur.

Increased mobility often increases the ability of the tissues to break down congestion in the interstitial (occurring in the spaces between the structure) fluids.
Stimulating movement enhances a pumping action that moves the fluid in the mechanical relationships in the body.
Avoid using oils, instead use water or water based cream if some lubrication is needed. If you do use oil, use calamus oil, or sprinkle calamus powder on the body before applying oil.
Rub vigrously.
Music can be more lively to begin to move the stagnant energy from the inside out.
Incense or essential oils need a some what spicy and invigorating fragrance.
Breath vigorously several times through the right nostril,, which increases the heat in the system and begins to melt down the kapha so it is more easily eliminated or transmuted into vitality.
Since kapha is cold by nature, the treatment environment should be warm but not stuffy, as this might cause drowsiness and more lethargy.

Ayurvedic Herbal Smoking

(धूम्रपान )

For the "Joie de vivre" medicated smoke should become a part of the daily routine. This is far from easy as it involves grinding parts of 32 plants such as Chandana, guggulu, kesar, cardemum, harenuka and many more and applying the paste on a thumb like reed, eight fingers long. When dried, the medicated cylinder should be put in the smoking pipe, lit with a little fat and enjoyed.

This is known as Dhumrapana or Ayurvedic herbal smoking. According to Ayurveda, a person who desires to take care of their health should inhale herbal smoke daily to treat or to prevent the onset of diseases, especially for the parts above the shoulders, due to increase of Kapha and Vata.

Introduction

The composition of plants will vary when smoking is employed as therapy for various illness of the head and neck such as heaviness, pain in ear and eyes, hiccups, discharge from ear, eye and nose, toothache, spasm of the jaw and neck, voice disorders hair loss and so on. Illness of the head and neck (above the collar bone) are prevented by medicated smoke which is appropriate after bath, meals, vomiting, sneezing brushing teeth, snuffing, application of collyrium and sleep. Each time three puffs should be taken which will vary in frequency depending on weather it is for daily use or for evacuation therapy. When properly used, smoking cleanses the chest throat and sense organs besides lightening the head and controlling the dosas of vata and kapha which dominate the regions of the head, neck and chest. In excess, smoking can cause deafness, blindness, dizziness and internal bleeding.

Dhumrapaan Instrument

These complications should be recognized and treated promptly. Smoking is forbidden after purgation and blood letting., in pregnancy, emanciation, fatigue, diabetes, alcoholism, poisoning and injury and after taking wine, milk, honey,, fatty substances and food with curd,

While smoking one should comfortably with the body and eyes straight and the mind focused, and inhale thrice through our nostril, while closing the other.. Three such rounds are recommended. In routine smoking, the pipe should be 36 fingers long, while for head evacuation and lubrication the length should be 24 and 32 fingers. The pipe should be straight with three pouches and a tip sized like a jujube stone.

Smoking in this manner from a distance, broken by joints and reduced through a pipe does not harm a senses. When used as therapy, the smoke is inhaled through nose for head and neck diseases and through the mouth for throat disorders. when smoking through the nostrils. the smoke should be exhaled through the mouth. Exhaling through the nostril after inhaling smoke through the mouth is harmful to the eyes and is not advised.

पहला सुख - निरोगी काया,

दूजा सुख - घर में हो माया,
तीजा सुख - सुलक्षणा नारी,
चौथा सुख - हो पुत्र आज्ञाकारी,
पाँचवां सुख - हो सुन्दर वास,
छठा सुख - स्वदेश मे वासा ,
साँतवां सुख - हो मित्र घनेरे,

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