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Kapha Flashcards

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What is another name for kapha?

What is the root of this word, and what does it mean?

A

Shleshma

The root if shleshma is shlish, which means “to hug”

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In the breakdown of the word kapha what is the meaning of ka, and what is the meaning of pha?

Therefore, what is the translation of kapha?

A

ka=water
pha=flourishing

Kapha=that which is flourished by water

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What elements make up kapha?

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Water and Earth

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What are the 13 qualities of Kapha?

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Heavy
Slow/dull
Cold
Oily
Liquid
Slimy/smooth
Dense
Soft
Static
Sticky
Cloudy
Hard
Gross
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4
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What is the predominant taste of kapha?

What do these tastes do to kapha?

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Sweet
Salty

They increase kapha

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5
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Kapha molecules are ___ (growth promoting) and ___(tendency to coagulate or fall together to the center)

A

Anabolic, centrifugal

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6
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Kapha molecules adhere together creating what?

A

Bigger and bigger molecules

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7
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Kapha is ___ and can therefore be easily seen.

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Gross

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All ___, ___ &___ are composed of kapha, so kapha is represented by ___structures in the body

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Cells, tissues, and organs

Substantial structures

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Kapha is predominately present in the ___ and blood as ___

A

Lymph, plasma

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10
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Plasma contains what percent water?

A

90%

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What is the primary site of kapha?

Where else is it present in the body?

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Lungs & respiratory tract

Also present in the:
Semen
Muscles
Fat
Connective tissue 
Brain
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12
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What color is kapha?

Where do you see examples of this color representative of kapha in the body?

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White

Lymph
Semen
Plasma
Certain muscles
Myelin sheath
White matter of the brain
White blood cells
Anything white
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13
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What are the ten primary sites of kapha?

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Lungs
Stomach
Pancreas
White matter of brain
Cerebrospinal fluid
Plasma
Joints
Sinuses
Nose (organ of smell)
Tongue (organ of taste)
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14
Q

What is phuphusa?

A

Lungs

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15
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What is āmāshaya?

A

Stomach

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16
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What is kloma?

A

Pancreas

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17
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What is shira?

A

White matter of the brain

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18
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What is shushumna jala?

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Cerebrospinal fluid

19
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What is rasa?

A

Plasma

20
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What is sandhi?

A

Joints

21
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What is gandha?

A

Sinuses

22
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What is nasā?

A

Nose (organ of smell)

23
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What is jihva?

A

Tongue (organ of taste)

24
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If kapha is depleted by pitta or vāta it will undergo ___ due to ___ effects of excess pitta, and ___ effects of vāta?

A

Emaciation
Hypermetabolic effects of excess pitta
Catabolic acts of excess vāta

25
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If kapha accumulates to create a compact mass, what might it form?

A

A tumor

Fibrocystic changes in the breasts

26
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If pitta burns the kapha molecules of the myelin sheath what conditions might result?

A

Optic neuritis

Auditory neuritis

Multiple sclerosis (MS)

27
Q

What is optic neuritis?

A

Inflammation of the optic nerve. It may cause sudden, reduced vision in the affected eye.

A kapha disorder, where pitta burns the kapha molecules of the myelin sheath.

28
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What is auditory neuritis?

A

A variety of hearing loss in which the outer hair cells within the cochlea are present and functional, but sound information is not faithfully transmitted to the auditory nerve and brain properly.

A kapha disorder, where pitta burns the kapha molecules of the myelin sheath

29
Q

What is multiple sclerosis?

What are common symptoms of MS, which dosha are these symptoms an expression of?

A

A demyelinating disorder where pitta burns the myelin sheath (kapha), creating space for vāta to enter the lesion

Vāta symptoms:
Weakness
Fatigue
Exhaustion
Tremors

Pitta symptom:
No tolerance for heat

30
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MS is a demyelination disorder caused by ___, exacerbated by ___, and affecting ___.

A

Caused by pitta
Exacerbated by vāta
Affecting kapha

31
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What are the many functions of kapha?

A 
Lubrication
Nourishment
Support and stability
Groundedness
Growth
Gaseous exchange in the lungs
Gastric secretions (liquid medium)
Water electrolyte balance
Fat regulation
Strength and stamina
Energy
Sleep
Repair and regeneration
Memory retention
Taste perception
Olfactory perception
32
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What are some positive emotions associated with kapha?

A

Contentment
Forgiveness
Compasssion

33
Q

Is the vitreous humor or aqueous humor kapha?

What subtype does the other humor belong to?

A

Vitreous humor is kapha

Aqueous humor is ālochaka pitta

34
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If the aqueous humor becomes clouded by kapha what does a person develop?

A

Cataracts

35
Q

Describe the spinal meninges.

A

The three connective tissue membranes covering and protecting the brain and spinal cord:
Dura mater (outer meningeal layer)
Arachnoid (middle meningeal layer)
Pia mater (inner meningeal layer)

36
Q

Where is kapha present in the digestive system?

A

Saliva

Gastric secretions

37
Q

Where is kapha present in the heart and lungs?

A

Pleural space (the potential space between the two pleura (visceral and parietal) of the lungs)

Around the heart

38
Q

Where is kapha present in the spine?

A

Spinal meninges

Cerebrospinal fluid

39
Q

Where is kapha present in the eyes?

A

Vitreous humor

40
Q

Kapha maintains both ___ fluid and ___ fluid in relation to the cells.

A

Intracellular fluid

Extracellular fluid

41
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Where is kapha present in the brain?

A

The water component of the grey matter of the brain.

The grey matter of the brain is about 80-85% water

42
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Which qualities of kapha create lubrication of the joints and muscle tendons?

A

Oily & liquid

43
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Which qualities of kapha lubricates the space between the cells and organs?

Lubrication relieves ___.

A

Oily
Slimy

Friction

44
Q

Kapha’s anabolic changes ate responsible for what?

A 
Growth
Development of the body
Healing wounds
Creation of new cells
Repair of damaged cells
45
Q

If a man has abundant kapha molecules in his semen, what is the result?

A

Abundant sperm and fertility

46
Q

What are the five types of kapha?

A 
Kledaka
Avalambaka
Bodhaka
Tarpaka
Shleshaka

Ayurveda- The Doshas and their Subtypes (18 decks)

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