Attributes / Qualities of Kapha

Guru - Heavy

Manda - Slow

Hima - Cool

Snigdha - Slimy

Slakshna - Slimy

Sandra - Static

Avila - Cloudy

Mrudu - Soft

Sub-Types of Kapha

Tarpaka – White matter, myelin sheaths

Bodhaka – Tongue, governs taste, speech, swallowing

Avalambaka – Supports all systems, protects heart & lung tissue

Kledaka – Stomach mucus lining

Sleshaka – Synovial fluid

Main Sites of Kapha

Mucosal lining of the stomach

Lungs

Pancreas

Sinuses

Lymph nodes

Joints – Synovial fluid

Nose

Mouth

Mastic tissue

Causes for provocation of Kapha

Svapnāddive: Sleeping during the day

Madhura: Eating sweets

Śītala: Eating cold foods

Matsya: Eating fish

Māmsa: eating meat

Guru: Eating heavy foods

Amla: Eating sour foodsPichala: Eating sticky foods

Tila: Eating to much sesame

Ikshu: Eating sugar cane

Payōvikāra: Eating dairy products

Snigdha: Eating oily foods

Ati tripti: Over eating

Lavaņa: Eating salty foods

Vasanta: Spring season (& late winter increases Kapha)

Udaka: drinking too much water

Symptoms of vitiated Kapha

Śvetatva: Pale skin

Śītatva: Coldness

Gurutva: heavyness

Kaņďū: Irritation

Snēhōpadēha: Oily skin

Stimitatva: Sluggishness

Lēpā: Stretching of skin

Sangāta cirakriyāśca: Delayed urges

Pacification of Kapha

Rūkșa: foods that have a drying effect, dry foodsKșāra: Alkaline foods

Kașāya: Astringent foods

Tikta: Bitter foods

Kațuka: Spicy foods

Nișțhīvanam: expectoration

Strīsēva: Enjoying sex

Dvaniyuddha: BlabberingJāgara: Staying up late

Jalakrīďā: Water games

Padā ghātanam: long walkingDhūma: Therapeutic smoking

Āsthāpa: Enema with decoction and no oil

Śirōvirēka: Purifying the head with errhine therapy

Svēdōpanahādikam: Sudation therapy

Vamana: Emisis

Pānā: Kapha reducing drinksĀhāra: Kapha reducing diet

Bhēșajam: Kapha reducing herbs