Pitta Flashcards
What is the main function of Pitta?
Governs bodily metabolism
What bodily funcitons does Pitta govern?
Digestion, absorption, assimilation of food
Maintenance of the body temperature
Appetite
Thirst
Taste
Color
Luster of eyes, hair, skin, body
What is the role of Pitta in the mind?
Sensitive and reactive body intelligence, understanding, comprehension, knowledge
What are the emotions of Pitta?
Courage
Ambition
Transformation
Which of the senses is ruled by Pitta?
Visual perception
What are the sites of Pitta?
nābhi (belly button)
grahani (small intestine)
āmāshaya (stomach)
rakta (blood)
yakrut (liver)
plīhā (spleen)
pittasha (gallbladder)
sādhaka (grey matter of the brain)
hridayam (heart)
tvak (skin)
sveda (sweat)
lasīkā (sebaceous secretions)
vasā (subcutaneous fat)
drig (eyes, organs of sight)
What is nābhi?
Belly button
What is grahani?
Small intestine
What is āmāshaya?
Stomach
What is rakta?
Blood
What is yakrut?
Liver
What is plīhā?
Spleen
What is pittasha?
Gallbladder
What is sādhaka?
Grey matter of the brain
What hridayam?
Heart
