Ayurveda Flashcards
What are the five basic elements?
Ether, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth
The 5 basic elements manifest in the human body as what three basic principles known as the…
Tridosha
What are the basic principles or doshas?
Vata, Pitta, Kapha
What governs all the biological, psychological, and physiopathological functions of the body, mind, and consciousness?
Vata, Pitta, Kapha
What is Ether and Air?
Vata Dosha (that which moves)
What is Fire and Water?
Pitta Dosha (fire)
What is Earth and Water?
Kapha Dosha
What are the 7 types of constitutions?
Vata, Pitta, Kapha, Vata-Pitta, Pitta-Kapha, Vata-Kapha, Vata-Pitta-Kapha.
What does Pitta and Kapha have in common?
Oiliness
What does Pitta and Vata have in common?
Lightness
What does Vata and Kapha have in common?
Cold
What is Prakruti?
constitution in Sanskrit
What does Prakruti or Constituion mean?
nature, creativity, and first creation
The external environment is also known as
cosmic forces macrocosm
The internal environment is also known as
microcosm
The macrocosm and microsm is goverened by
principles of vata-pitta-kapha
What can counter act changes in the external environment?
a balance of internal forces and altering diet/habits of living
Catabolism
breakdown or deterioration process of the body
Anabolism
increase growth repair of organ tissue
Anabolism is associated with which dosha?
Kapha
Catabolism associated with which dosha?
Vata
Metabolism associated with which dosha?
Pitta
What are the 3 mental constitutions?
Satva, Rajas, Tamas
What is the basis for distinctions in human temperament and individual differences in the psychological and moral dispositions?
Gunas or 3 mental constitutions
What are the characteristics of Satva Mental Constitution?
Understanding, purity, clarity, compassion, and love
have healthy bodies/pure
believe in God - holy people
self-realization not much effort
What are the characteristics of Rajas Mental Constitution?
movement, aggressiveness, extroversion,
the mind operates the sensual level
business, prosperity, power, prestige, position
enjoy wealth extroverted political
believe in God - may have sudden changes of belief
self- realization requires effort
What are the characteristics of Tamas Mental Constitution?
ignorance, inertia, heaviness, dullness,
lazy, selfish capable of destroying others
little respect for others/not religious
egotisical
self-realization requires effort
True or false: Behavioral patterns can be improved through spiritual disciplines such as yoga
True
The Gunas (attributes) where founded by who?
Charak “great Ayurvedic Physician”
Attributes contain
potential energy
Actions express
kinetic energy
What are the 20 basic attributes organized to be?
10 antagonistic pairs
What are the attributes of Vata?
dry, light, cold, rough, subtle, mobile, clear, dispersing
What are the attributes of Kapha?
heavy, slow, cold, oily, slimy, dense, soft, static
What are the 10 antagonistic pairs?
heavy+light, oily+dry, soft+hard, cloudy+clear, slow+sharp, slimy+rough, static+mobile, cold+hot, dense+liquid, subtle+gross
