Vath pitha kapha prakriti: mental, body type , problems and solutions
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Ayurveda says that " we all are same but we are different " means all individual body is made up of five elements but the combination of elements is different in every individual.
Our body has made up of five elements ( water, air, fire, earth, space ) and this elements forms nature ( prakriti ) of our body . There are three types of prakriti formed by combination of two different element vath , pitha , kapha and three more types of prakriti which is called mixed prakriti formed by combination of two prakriti vath-pitha , pitha-kapha , vath-kapha .
Vath is combination of Air + space
Pitha is combination of Fire + water
Kapha is combination of Earth + water
Vath pitha and kapha has different role in human body like vath helps in movement of food whereas pitha helps in digestion and kapha helps in nourishment . To live a healthy life these three prakriti needs to be balanced in a body .
In every person's body vath pitha and kapha is present but what decide the nature of person like how he think, how he eat, what is the quality of hair and skin , etc is what prakriti is dominating the other two . Example if vath is dominating in a individual body he will talk fast, he will have thin hair and skin etc.
Sometimes two prakriti dominates in an individual body then he will have characteristics of mixed prakriti .
Nature or prakriti is by born nature . It is either due genetic and eating habits of mother and father or due to environment in which you are born.
Why it is important to know one's prakriti?
In a house all family members eat same food together but they will have different impact in their body . Like we know fenugreek seeds or bitter gourd has lots nutrients and benefits but we don't know that benefits in these foods might work nectar for somebody and poison for somebody else. So, by knowing the nature of the body one can decide what he has to eat and what not and one can do better and specific treatment for their body.
Knowing the nature of your body you can decide that this food is not suitable for me although it is nutritious .
Note: All characteristics of particular prakriti is not found in one person , to identify the exact prakriti of person see which prakriti characteristics is maximum in him.
Vath ( Air + Space )
Vath prakriti people is of very light weight and body structure is very small as quality of air is light and continuously moving , So, vath dominant person will be skinny and talkative and will continuously doing something . They will not sit silently in one place.
Body type:
1. Vath dominates want speed in everything.
2. Walk fast, talk fast.
3. Always in hurry.
4. Cold body like cold hand and feet in winter.
6. Dry and thin hair.
7. Talkative
8. Always thinking something.
9. Talking during sleeping.
10. Less body power , gets tired easily.
11. Thin face and small eyes.
12. In warm body feel comfortable.
13. Less hair on head and also having hairfall problem.
14. During sleep dreams a lot .
15. Bowel movement is irregular .
16. Sometimes feels very much hungry and sometimes not
17. In women menstrual cycle is irregular and painful.
18. Tounge is of bitter taste.
19. Cracking sounds from joints.
20. Body structure - skinny.
21. Voice is not clear.
22. Short or medium height body.
23. Thin or medium body structure hard to gain weight.
Mental type:
1. Alertness , quickness
2. Understand the topic easily, quick learner and also forget easily.
3. Always want something new.
4. Makes friends easily but not permanent.
5. They want change in everything like taste , friends , place etc
6. Always start a new work but left it in middle.
7. Love to gossip.
8. Extremeness in everything , multiple desire ( wants everything ).
9. Emotions changes easily ( moods swings)
10. Get fears easily.
11. Fighting nature.
12. Problem of forgetting a things.
13. Speed music lover, party lover.
14. Gets irritate and depressed easily.
15. Have less faith in God.
16. Always thinks about past.
17. Jealous.
18. Loves to travel new place .
Problem and solutions:
As characteristics of air is light and dry. So, vath prakriti people face the problem related to dryness. Dryness is the main problem of vath dominant person from that many problems occurs . Pain in body is also caused by vath as the air in some part increases. Arthritis in old age is caused due to vath air in joint increase and it's dry the lubricants there.
Vath alone is responsible for eighty types of diseases . To reduce vath in body one has to provide warm in body as vath prakriti body is cool .
Solutions: ( mustard or sesame oil works best on vath prakriti people )
1. Abhiyang ( oil massage )
2. Apply oil in nosals.
3. Apply oil under your feet.
4. Eat heavy foods ,curd , butter , oily food is not prohibited for vath prakriti people.
5. Sweet , salty , sour food is recommended for vath people.
6. Drink warm water .
7. Take morning sunlight for one hour.
8. Do meditation.
9. Eat Jaggery as jaggery ( gud ) is warm in nature.
10. Eat Fenugreek seed soaked in water overnight.
11. Don't eat dry things like peanuts, cashew as they are dry in nature , you eat it either by soaking it in water or by roasting it in oil or ghee .
12. Avoid heavy exercises.
13. Avoid hustle - bustle.
Pitha ( fire + Water )
Pitha prakriti people is of aggressive nature , one can relate them with fire as fire can be arouse easily the same nature is pitha prakriti person . As they have very much heat in their body they will feel very hot and because of that heat digestion power is also strong in them.
Body type :
1. Always feeling hot .
2. Likes cool places.
3. Eat too much , good digestive system.
4. Always feeling thirsty .
5. Lots of sweating , sweat smells also.
6. Bowel movement is frequent.
7. Agressive nature .
8. Leadership nature.
9. Red hand and red eyes.
10. Face hair problem like hairfall , white hair .
11. Colour of hair is brown .
12. Skin colour has yellowish shade + shinny skin
13. Lots of moles ( til ) in a body.
14. Size of a body is medium.
15. Sharp voice.
16. Medium quality skin with softness.
17. Heavy menstrual flow in women + problem of white discharge.
18. Dreams mostly related to fire.
19. Tounge is of bitter taste.
20. Medium height and medium body structure.
Mental type :
1. Intelligent .
2. Aggressive + attacky in nature.
3. Always want perfection.
4. Proudey.
5. Competitor.
6. Extremeness in enemty.
7. Very soft for their lover.
8. Excellent speaker .
9. Medium knowledge due to low patience.
10. Wants neat and clean surrounding.
11. Gets hyper easily .
12. Forgiving nature if someone ask for it.
13. Don't bow down easily infront of other.
14. Donate to all without thinking whom donate and whom to not.
Problems and solutions :
As they have too much heat in their body so pitha prakriti person will face problem related to excess heat . Example hairfall , white hair , red eyes , excessive bleeding during periods , sweating , stinkness , decrease in platelets , etc .
Solutions: ( ghee is best for pitha prakriti people )
1. Drink cool water ( water of earthen pot works best )
2. Eat ghee ( clarified butter ) , it will work best on pith prakriti people.
3. Apply ghee in nosals and under feet .
4. For agressivness eat amla ( Indian gooseberry ).
5. For stinkness and sweating eat Triphala , apply sandalwood paste or rub potash alum on whole body after a bath .
6. Eat butter , natural sweet food , bitter gourd ( karela ) , indian lilac ( neem ) .
7. Use natural scented things for calmness of mind and body , example - sandalwood powder, camphor , flowers, etc
8. Sit in moon light as it makes mind and body cool and calm.
9. Try to be calm.
10. Listen light musics.
11. Spend time with children .
12. Go to greenery place.
13. Avoid foods like salty , sour and spicy .
14. Drink milk.
15. Foods to eat like sweet and bitten .
16. Do meditation.
17. Do yoga and breathing exercises.
Kapha ( Water + Earth )
Kapha prakriti people generally has large body structure , their bones wide , they easily gain weight . As kapha represent water + earth which means mud which is weighty so , this type people when woke up in morning found eye gunk . Like vath prakriti kapha prakriti people will also feel cold as because absence of heat ( fire )
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Body type :
1. Large body structure , tall.
2. Talking and walking slowly.
3. Hair quality is good, thick and long hair.
4. Big eyes.
5. Chubby cheeks .
6. Heavy and loud voice.
7. Strong body.
8. Sweat does not come easily.
9. Oily and smooth skin.
10. Oily hair.
11. Fair complexion.
12. Feels cold.
13. Hunger fire is low.
14. Sleeps a lot.
15. Heavy weight.
16. In women menstrual cycle delayed + periods with no pain + less bleeding.
18. White discharge in women.
19. Taste of tounge is sweet.
20. Lazy person.
21. Good sexual strength.
Mental type :
1. Cool and calm mind.
2. Takes time to understand.
3. Don't forget easily.
4. No hurryness in work .
5. Ignores small-small things.
6. Don't get angry easily.
7. Do's future planning.
8. Take their move very carefully.
9. High memory power.
10. High suffering power.
11. No greedyness.
12. High determination power.
13. Serious person.
14. Have lots of faith in God.
15. Forgiving and soft nature.
16. Shy person.
17. Love cleanliness.
18. Donates only to pitty people.
19. Kapha prakriti baby does not cry easily.
20. They are not attention lover.
Problems and solutions :
Kaph prakriti people is slow in fast moving world. Their is no heat in their body that's why they feel cold and their digestion power is also week . Disease faced by kaph prakriti people are diabetes , fatty liver , kidney stone , skin diseases , etc .
Solutions: ( honey is best for kapha prakriti people )
1. Eat hot and spicy foods.
2. Eat bitter food like bitter gourd ( karela ) , indian lilac ( neem ) .
3. Eat spices like cumin , cardamom , fennel , Fenugreek seeds , coriander seeds , cloves , cinnamon and black pepper as all these are hot in nature.
4. Eat ginger.
5. Do hard exercise and yoga.
6. Try to eat dry things like peanuts , roasted bengal gram, etc.
7. Eat barley , corn .
8. Avoid oily foods.
9. Reduce sleep time.
10. At night eat two hours before going bed.
11. Eat honey.
12. Try to do work that exhaust you.
Vath - Pitha prakriti
Mixed prakriti is not considered good , but now a days most of the people have this type of prakriti because of change in environment and lifestyle of a people.
Due to vatt and pitha extreme dryness is found in their body along with that many disease is also faced by vatt - pitha prakriti people. Among three mixed prakriti vath - pitha prakriti face most of the disease problem. Vath - pitha prakriti people have both characteristics of vath and pitha , but , on two which characteristics they are holding most depends upon which of two is dominant.
Body type:
1. Skinny body.
2. Always feel hot.
3. Less hair on head + hairfall.
4. Small eyes.
5. Thin and dry skin.
6. Not feel comfortable neither in hot climate nor in cold climate.
7. Spry nature.
8. Lots of moles on a body.
9. Gets easily cut on a skin.
10. Hunger power is high and eats a lot.
11. Digestive system is strong.
12. Gastric problem.
13. Sleep less.
14. Hard stool.
15. Less urinate .
16. Smelling sweat.
17. Oil causes pimple.
18. Feels thirsty very much.
19. Feels dizziness.
20. In women during periods they bleed less.
21. Feels burning sensation under feet .
Mental type :
1. Attacky nature.
2. Do their works in speed.
3. Gets hyper easily.
4. Over excited person.
5. They talk to the point.
6. Good memory power.
7. They don't want to hear unproductive talk.
8. Taunter.
9. Has power in their voice.
10. Always alert.
11. Attention lover and entertainer.
12. They take their decision very fast.
13. Leave their work in middle.
14. They are not comfortable in sunny day.
15. Less merciful.
Problems and solutions :
If you want to know the problem of vath - pitha prakriti people , see summer season like during summer season we feel hot , tired , frustrated and sweating all the time , the same happen to vath - pitha prakriti people as there is lots of heat in their body that's why they are short tempered , frustrated , tired etc.
Their is lack of nourishment in their body as earth element is present less . So they should eat that food which gives their mind and body and calm effect . Among six taste the taste for them is sweet taste . They can eat dates , coconut , dates as they are sweet and cold in nature.
Solutions : ( ghee works best as its provide calmness for both mind and body )
1. Eat sweet taste and cold nature foods , example - dates , coconut , pomegranate , grapes , rasins etc.
2. Eat Jaggery + ghee ( clarified butter ).
3. Drink milk.
4. Buffalo milk and ghee is best for this prakriti people as its provide nourishment to the body and helps to gain weight.
5. Eat white butter.
6. Eat sattu ( bengal gram powder ).
7. Listen light musics.
8. Sit under a moonlight.
9. Don't work too hard .
10. Do meditation.
11. Apply sandalwood powder paste as its provide coolness .
12. Avoid oily food and dry foods.
13. Avoid sour , hot and spicy food.
Pitha - Kapha prakriti
Pitha ( fire + water ) and kapha ( earth + water ) both consist of water , so in this type of prakriti individual lots of water is found in their body. They possess a quality of water .
Pitha - kapha prakriti people possess both characteristics of pitha and kapha but among two which characteristics they are holding most depends upon which of two is dominant.
Body type :
1. Oily , silky and soft hair.
2. Oily and soft skin.
3. Sweats a lot.
4. Faces problem when eat ghee or oil.
5. Pee frequently.
6. Bowel movement is regular and clear.
7. Strong body.
8. Bloated body.
9. Wounds takes time to heal and during healing process pus is formed.
10. They like to eat bitter taste food , they don't like sweet and oily food.
11. Takes a sound sleep.
12. Lots of saliva is formed in mouth.
13. Loud and sweet voice.
Mental type :
1. Happy person.
2. Confident.
3. Workholic.
4. Sharp mind + good memory power.
5. Soft hearted person.
6. Emotional but aggressive also.
7. Complete their work in medium speed.
8. Believe in self employment.
9. Good orator.
10. Looks cool and calm from outside but angry from inside.
Problems and solutions: ( honey works best for pitha - kapha prakriti people )
As their is lots of water in their body so, they will face problem related to water like fungal infection , frequent urination , sweating , skin disorder , dandruff because of excess sweat on hair , stinkness , acidity and mostly navel above diseases.
Solutions :
1. Bitter taste food work best for this pitha - kapha prakriti people as it reduce sweat , reduce acidity , cleans blood , helps to reduce bloated body . Bitter taste foods are bitter gourd, indian lilac , giloy etc.
2. Eat honey.
3. Eat dry foods like roasted peanuts , bengal gram , black gram etc.
4. Eat barley and wheat .
5. Eat astringent taste food like indian gooseberry ( Amla ) .
Kapha - Vath prakriti
Kapha ( earth + water ) and vath ( air + space ) both properties are different like kapha person is stable and heavy weight whereas vatha person is ticklish and light weight but , both have one thing in common that is coldness . So , this prakriti people will feel very cold .
kapha - vath prakriti people possess both characteristics of vatha and kapha but among two which characteristics they are holding most depends upon which of two is dominant.
Body type:
1. Cold body , likes warm weather.
2. Dry and rough skin.
3. Body stiffness.
4. Skinny if vath is more dominant and fat if kapha is more dominant.
5. Can have a combination of big eyes + ticklishness or small eyes + stableness due to combination of vath and pitha.
6. Always faces digestive problems as body heat is down.
7. Face problem when eat cold food but feels good when hot food is served.
8. Feel less thirst and hunger.
9. Sweat less.
10. Takes a good sound sleep
11. Heavy voice + speaks fast.
12. Less urinate + urine comes in small quantity by taking break .
13. Gastric problem.
14. No clear bowel movement.
15. Dry and rough hair.
16. Dandruff.
17. Less or dense hair on head based on dominance of vath or kapha.
Mental type :
1. Quite in nature.
2. They don't want to be leader , they like to be a audience.
3. They like to listen.
4. They can't explain themselves.
5. They don't like to fight.
6. Like loneliness.
7. Haves a lots of confusion.
8. Less energetic.
9. Sometimes very fast in work and sometimes slow.
10. For work they want motivation.
11. Less interesting person.
12. Lazy.
13. Can console a person very well.
14. Gets depressed easily.
15. Low confidence.
Problems and solutions:
As they have less heat in their body so they will face problem related to cold . Example : digestion problem , gas , no hunger , less urine , can't able to clear his stomach , stiffness in body , dry piles , bloating , pain , sweat less etc.
Solutions : ( ginger works best as it increases body fire to digest food , clears voice , remove stiffness from the body as it can pass through smallest cells of the body. )
1. Eat ginger with little rock salt sprinkled on eat . Cut a small part of ginger and sprinkle a salt and eat like a candy before eating lunch or dinner.
2. Bath with warm water.
3. Drink warm water.
4. Eat turmeric , cumin , cardamom , fennel , Fenugreek seeds , coriander seeds , cloves , cinnamon and black pepper as all these are hot in nature.
5. Sesame oil is good for vath - people, used it during cooking .
6. Apply sesame oil ( til oil ) on a body and do a regular massage , it will helps increase a complexion and will bring heat to the body.
7. Eat sesame seeds and Jaggery as both are hot in nature.
8. Take a steam.
9. Take a sunlight.
10. Eat asafoetida ( hing ) , silajit and betel leaves ( paan ).
11. Eat basil leaves ( tulsi leaves ).
12. Apply ghee ( clarified butter ) or sesame oil in nostrils .
13. Drink milk.
By knowing your prakriti you can provide better treatment to your body and it will also give you result in few days . It's not always same that if those things suit those persons it doesn't mean it will suit you , it may worse your condition as your body is different from other , so knowing your prakriti is baseline for any treatment you do to your body .
