Pānchaka Pitta

Question 1

What is the governing element of pānchaka pitta?

Answer 1

Fire

Question 2

What are the primary sites of pānchaka pitta?

Answer 2

Small Intestine, Stomach

Question 3

What are the primary functions of pānchaka pitta?

Answer 3

Digestion
Absorption
Assimilation of foods

Question 4

What does Pach mean in Sanskrit?

Answer 4

Pach means to digest, absorb, and assimilate

Question 5

What digestive enzymes are associated with Pāchaka Pitta?

Answer 5

Includes hydrochloric acid, digestive enzymes, pepsin,salvic acid, and the digestive juice that is secreted from the villi of the small intestine.

Question 6

What does Pāchaka Pitta digest in the stomach?

Answer 6

Pāchaka pitta in the stomach digests starch, glucose, and fructose. The intial digestion of protein begins through ezymatic actions.

Question 7

What classification of agni is Pāchaka Pitta a part of in the stomach?

Answer 7

Pāchaka pitta in the stomach is a part of jāthara agni.

Question 8

2 hours after the consumption of food what valve opens, and where does the food pass into?

Answer 8

Approximately 2 hours after consumption of food, the pyloric valve opens and the food passes into the duodenum

Question 9

Which of the vāyus helps to secrete pāchaka pitta, and what action does this have on the food particles?

Answer 9

samāna vāyu helps to secrete pāchaka pitta which then breaks down food particles so that the nutrients can be absorbed by the villi

Question 10

What are the disorders of pāchaka pitta?

Answer 10

Hyperacidity
Hypoglycemia
Craving for sugar
Gastritis
Peptic ulcer
Indigestion
Anorexia
Dyspepsia