The three doshas
Vata · Pitta · Kapha
Every person is born with a unique ratio of the three doshas — this is Prakriti. Disease arises when that ratio is disturbed — this is Vikriti.
Vata
Space + Air
Movement, creativity, dryness. Governs all motion in the body — from nerve impulses to elimination.
Pitta
Fire + Water
Transformation, digestion, intelligence. Every metabolic process — from digesting food to processing ideas.
Kapha
Earth + Water
Structure, stability, love. The tissue that builds the body — bones, muscle, fat, and the immune matrix.
Dual constitutions
Prakriti combinations
Most people are dual-doshic — two doshas predominate. Pure single-dosha types are rare.
Vata-Pitta
Fast-moving and intense — the creative force of Vata with Pitta's drive.
ConstitutionPitta-Kapha
Strong and driven — Pitta's intensity grounded by Kapha's steadiness.
ConstitutionVata-Kapha
Creative and stable — an unusual combination prone to cold and congestion.
ConstitutionUnderstanding Prakriti
Your constitution is fixed at conception. How to read it accurately.
ConceptCore concepts
The foundations
Agni
Digestive fire — the central concept in all of Ayurvedic diagnosis. All disease begins with impaired Agni. 13 types.
Ama
Toxic accumulation from undigested metabolic waste. The root cause of chronic disease in Ayurvedic pathology.
Ojas
The refined essence of all seven tissues — immunity, vitality, and the cushion between consciousness and body.
Prana
Life force — not identical to Chinese Qi. The five Vayus and why pranayama is clinical, not metaphorical.
Sapta Dhatus
Seven tissues from plasma to reproductive essence — each taking ~5 days to transform from the previous.
Panchakarma
Five purification therapies — not a spa treatment. A clinical protocol requiring preparation and post-treatment care.
Dinacharya
Daily routine as medicine — wake before sunrise, oil pulling, Abhyanga, meal timing. Circadian science, ancient form.
Ritucharya
Seasonal routines — Ayurveda recognises six seasons, not four. Diet and lifestyle shift with each one.
Herbs & Rasayanas
The materia medica
Twelve essential Ayurvedic herbs — each with clinical evidence reviewed honestly alongside classical use.
Ashwagandha
Withania somnifera
Adaptogen · Cortisol · Rasayana
Triphala
Three fruits
Tridoshic · Bowel tonic · Antioxidant
Turmeric
Curcuma longa
Anti-inflammatory · Liver · Kapha
Brahmi
Bacopa monnieri
Memory · Medhya · Nerve tonic
Shatavari
Asparagus racemosus
Female tonic · Phytoestrogens
Guduchi
Tinospora cordifolia
Amrita · Immune · Dengue
Neem
Azadirachta indica
Bitter · Anti-parasitic · Skin
Ginger
Zingiber officinale
Universal medicine · Agni · Nausea
Tulsi
Ocimum tenuiflorum
Adaptogen · Respiratory · Sacred
Amla
Emblica officinalis
Vitamin C · Rasayana · Pitta
Saffron
Crocus sativus
Depression · Eye health · Ojas
Shilajit
Mineral pitch
Fulvic acid · Rasayana · Minerals
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