DOSHAS

The roots or basic principles of Ayurveda comes from an Indian philosophy called Sankya. According to this the whole universe is made up of five elements, Viz: earth, water, fire, air and space. We humans are not an exception our bodies are also made up of these five elements.

But we are a living entity; for the life to exist we need some vibrant activities to happen within ourselves. The medical science calls these normal activities or functions of the body as physiology. In Ayurveda we call this as doshas.

There are three doshas; viz

·        Vata

·        Pitta

·        Kapha

 

Kapha is responsible for the nourishment of all our cells; including the deep-seated cells of the body. It is also responsible for the repair of the body and immunity.

Pitta is that factor that is responsible for all fires or chemical reactions in our body, including digestion, hormonal activities and even the perception of light.

Vata is that factor responsible for all the neurological coordination of the body; mainly neuro-muscular coordination. It is also responsible for the natural death of every cell when it reaches its maturity.

When these 3 doshas are in equilibrium we call it as health. Any imbalances caused by doshas we call it as vikriti or pathology.