The document summarizes key attributes and qualities of Pitta dosha in Ayurveda. It lists the sub-types of Pitta, main sites in the body where Pitta is located, common causes of Pitta provocation, symptoms of aggravated Pitta, and methods for pacifying Pitta imbalance.

3. Attributes / qualities of Pitta
Snigdha - Oily
Tikshna - Sharp
Ushna - Hot
Laghu - Light
Sara - Spreading
Dravya - Liquid
Vishra – Fleshy smell

4. Sub-Types of Pitta
Sadhaka – Thinking, learning, understanding
Alochaka – Optical perception, eye color
Ranjaka – Liver enzymes, produces bile
Pachaka – Enzymes, HCL, digestion,
absorption and assimilation
Bhrajaka – Skin pigmentation, color and
temperature

5. Main Sites of Pitta
Small Intestine
Heart
Liver
Blood
Brain (grey matter)
Eyes
Skin

6. Causes for Provocation of Pitta
Kațu: Pungent food
Amla: Sour/acidic food
Lavaņa: Salty food
Ușņa: hot things
Vidāhi: things that create
burning in the stomach
Tīkshņa: Sharp or very
pungent
Madya: Drinking liquors
Krōdha: Anger
Ātapa: Exposure to heat
and sun
Anala: Exposure to winds
Śrama: Strenuous work
Suśka sāka: Dried food
Kșhāra: alkali chemicals
Ajīrņa: Foods that produce
indigestion
Vișamāśana: Eating
before the previous meal
is digested

7. Symptoms of vitiated Pitta
Pariśrama: Tiredness
Svēda: Sweating
Vidāha: Burning sensation
Rāga: Redness
Vaigandhya: Bad odor
Samklēda: Wetness
Pralāpa: Delirium
Mūrcha: Fainting
Bhrama: Delusion
Pītta bhāva: everything
looks yellowish

8. Pacification of Pitta
Tikta: Bitter food & herbs
Svādu: Sweet taste & smell
Kașāya: Astringent taste
Śītapavana: Cool breeze
Cchāyā: Staying in Shade
Niśā jīvanam: keeping awake at
night
Jyōtsnā: Moonlight bathing
Bhūgruha: living in a cool
earthen home
Vāriyantra: Enjoying swimming
pool
Jalaja: wearing & enjoying
lotuses
Strīgātrasamsparśanam:
Affectionate touch & hugging
Sarpih: Eating ghee
Kșīra: Dried food
Kshara: Drinking milk
Virēka: Purgation therapy
Sēka: Pouring warm oils/liquids
on the body
Rudhirasrāvah: Blood letting
Pralēpādikam: Annointments
Pāna: Pitta reducing drinks
Ahāra: Pitta reducing diet
Vihāra: Pitta pacifying routine
Bhēșaja: herbs that reduce pitta

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