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Characterstic
Vata
Pitta Kapha |
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Thin, skinny, tall or small
proportionately
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Medium built, Soft musculature, Delicate
and pleasant
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Pleasant, well built, strong, proportionate
thick.
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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.
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Nails
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Dry, small, rough,
fragile, Cracked.
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Soft, smooth,
pink luster
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Big, smooth, oily, shiny,
convex, pink white
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Eyes
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Relatively
small, Darting eyes, Off- white sclera
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Proportional may be
light sensitive, yellowish sclera
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Relatively large, with
large pupils, white sclera
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Nose |
Blunt, short
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Medium, delicate, sharp
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Big, straight
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Lips
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Dry, cracked, blackish, irregular shape
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Thin, soft, delicate,
reddish, medium shape
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Big, soft, oily, well shaped
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Teeth
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Dry, rough, short or big, thin, sharp
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Yellowish
white, moderate
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White, lustreful, strong, thick,
proportionate
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Gums |
Dark
color, thin
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Spongy, soft, tendency
to bleed
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Pink, thick
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Tongue |
Dry, cracked, rough, short
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Red, thin, long
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Pinkish white slimy, thick
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Face |
Narrow, dry,
reactive
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Proportional
hot
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Broad, muscular
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Weight |
Low
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Moderate
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Over weight
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Dry, rough
easily chapped, Brown or Black complexion
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Lustrous, with moles
or freckles, pimples common, warm, pale-yellow or
reddish white, red complexion
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Soft, smooth few if any
blemishes, cool but not cold, fair-white, pale complexion
with
luster. |
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Perspiration |
Scanty
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Moderate
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General
activity |
Restless, active, nervous
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Directed activity,
easily irritated
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Steady, placid, calm,
complacent
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Strength |
Mild,
unstable
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Moderate
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Strong, sturdy
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Physical endurance
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Low
stamina
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Moderate
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High stamina
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Gait
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Unsteady,
rapid, crackling joint
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Crisp gait, moderate
pace
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Steady, slow, graceful
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Voice
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High-pitched,
wavering, weak
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Intense ,
enthusiastic
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Low-pitched, resonant,
drone
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Vocal habit
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Talkative but
variable
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Vocal, can talk
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Rather silent
indefinitely
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Sleep |
Variable
sleep, insomnia
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Moderate sleep, does
not remain
drowsy |
Heavy sleep (excessive),
remain drowsy |
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Joints
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Prominent, unsteady, noisy, Bony markings
seen
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Loose and soft
joints
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Strong, well developed and
covered, bony markings not seen.
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Circulation |
Poor,
variable
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Good
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Moderate
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Activities |
Fast, unsteady, tremors, cramps. |
Fast, definite
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Moderate
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Appetite |
Frequent, irregular, scanty
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Good, excessive, unbearable
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Slow but
steady.
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Diet habits and
status of digestion |
Fond of hot
oily dishes. Irregular diet habits and
likes Capricious appetite and thirst Poor and
slow digestion
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Dislikes hot and oily
food. Irregular diet habits and likes. Excessive
appetite and thirst. Likes sumptuous, astringent and
food and drinks.
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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.
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Stool |
Constipated, dry, hard, small quantity
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Loose, semi-liquid, large
quantity, oily
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Thick, oily, heavy, whitish-yellow
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Dreams |
Flying, in
mountains, jumping, running, fearful
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Light, stars, fire, electricity, violence
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Cold, water, lakes, swimming,
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Likes and
Desires |
Wandering,
irrelevant, talk, Music, laughter and hot
climate
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Scented things, flowers,
decorative, colored clothing (not bright), painting,
delicate work, cold climate
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Scientific, philosophic, literature,
loves music-dance, arts, white and faint colors, hot
climate.
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Intellect |
Wavering not
organized
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Good and steady
intelligence
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Memory
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Weak, grasp
easily and forgets easily
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Good , sharp, logical
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Good, grasps slow, steady
and prolonged
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Concentration
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Unsteady
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Steady
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Anger |
Gets quickly
angry and settles easily too.
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Gets quickly angry
and remains hot longer
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No quick anger but if it
is, long lasting
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