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Characterstic Vata Pitta Kapha

Appearance	Thin, skinny, tall or small proportionately	Medium built, Soft musculature, Delicate and pleasant	Pleasant, well built, strong, proportionate thick.

Hair	Dry, brittle, split end, scanty, rough, coarse, Smoky, dusty	Soft, thin, blonde, pink. fine with tendency to early Greying & baldness	Thick, dark, black, smooth, oily, dense.

Nails	Dry, small, rough, fragile, Cracked.	Soft, smooth, pink luster	Big, smooth, oily, shiny, convex, pink white

Eyes	Relatively small, Darting eyes, Off- white sclera	Proportional may be light sensitive, yellowish sclera	Relatively large, with large pupils, white sclera

Nose	Blunt, short	Medium, delicate, sharp	Big, straight

Lips	Dry, cracked, blackish, irregular shape	Thin, soft, delicate, reddish, medium shape	Big, soft, oily, well shaped

Teeth	Dry, rough, short or big, thin, sharp	Yellowish white, moderate	White, lustreful, strong, thick, proportionate

Gums	Dark color, thin	Spongy, soft, tendency to bleed	Pink, thick

Tongue	Dry, cracked, rough, short	Red, thin, long	Pinkish white slimy, thick

Face	Narrow, dry, reactive	Proportional hot	Broad, muscular

Weight	Low	Moderate	Over weight

Skin	Dry, rough easily chapped, Brown or Black complexion	Lustrous, with moles or freckles, pimples common, warm, pale-yellow or reddish white, red complexion	Soft, smooth few if any blemishes, cool but not cold, fair-white, pale complexion with luster.

Perspiration	Scanty	Profuse	Moderate

General activity	Restless, active, nervous	Directed activity, easily irritated	Steady, placid, calm, complacent

Strength	Mild, unstable	Moderate	Strong, sturdy

Physical endurance	Low stamina	Moderate	High stamina

Gait	Unsteady, rapid, crackling joint	Crisp gait, moderate pace	Steady, slow, graceful

Voice	High-pitched, wavering, weak	Intense , enthusiastic	Low-pitched, resonant, drone

Vocal habit	Talkative but variable	Vocal, can talk	Rather silent indefinitely

Sleep	Variable sleep, insomnia	Moderate sleep, does not remain drowsy	Heavy sleep (excessive), remain drowsy

Joints	Prominent, unsteady, noisy, Bony markings seen	Loose and soft joints	Strong, well developed and covered, bony markings not seen.

Circulation	Poor, variable	Good	Moderate

Activities	Fast, unsteady, tremors, cramps.	Fast, definite	Moderate

Appetite	Frequent, irregular, scanty	Good, excessive, unbearable	Slow but steady.

Diet habits and status of digestion	Fond of hot oily dishes. Irregular diet habits and likes Capricious appetite and thirst Poor and slow digestion	Dislikes hot and oily food. Irregular diet habits and likes. Excessive appetite and thirst. Likes sumptuous, astringent and food and drinks. Quick digestions.	Not so fond of hot and oily food. Regular eating habits and likes Normal appetite and thirst Likes hot, bitter, sour astringent foods and drinks. Ordinary digestion.

Stool	Constipated, dry, hard, small quantity	Loose, semi-liquid, large quantity, oily	Thick, oily, heavy, whitish-yellow

Dreams	Flying, in mountains, jumping, running, fearful	Light, stars, fire, electricity, violence	Cold, water, lakes, swimming, sea, clouds, swan

Likes and Desires	Wandering, irrelevant, talk, Music, laughter and hot climate	Scented things, flowers, decorative, colored clothing (not bright), painting, delicate work, cold climate	Scientific, philosophic, literature, loves music-dance, arts, white and faint colors, hot climate.

Intellect	Wavering not organized	Brilliant, intelligent	Good and steady intelligence

Memory	Weak, grasp easily and forgets easily	Good , sharp, logical	Good, grasps slow, steady and prolonged

Concentration	Unsteady	Steady	Steady

Anger	Gets quickly angry and settles easily too.	Gets quickly angry and remains hot longer	No quick anger but if it is, long lasting

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