Chennai
| Details of Doshas Functions | |||
| Doshas | Location | Function(s) | Ailments when Doshas don’t function |
| (A)KAPHA | |||
| 1. Shleshaka | Joints | Joint lubrication | Joint pains & malfunctioning of joints; |
| 2. Tarpaka | Heart | Nourishment of sense organs | Malfunctioning of sense organs & Memory loss; |
| 3. Bodhaka | Tongue | Taste perception | Loss of taste sense; |
| 4. Avalambaka | Heart | Energy in limbs | Lethargy; |
| 5. Kledaka | Stomach | Moistens food & aids digestion | Digestive problems. |
| (A)PITTA | |||
| 1. Bhrajaka | Skin | Skin color & glaze | Skin ailments like leucoderma; |
| 2. Alochaka | Eyes | Vision | Vision impairment; |
| 3. Sadhaka | Heart | Mental functions & aids Memory | Psychic disorders; |
| 4. Ranjaka | Stomach, Liver, & Spleen | Manufacturing of Blood | Jaundice, Anaemia among others; |
| 5. Pachaka | Small intestines & Stomach | Digestion | Indigestion & tummy disorders; |
| (C) VAYU | |||
| 1. Vyana | Heart | Circulating channels (blood vessels) | Diarrhoea & Fever, etc.; |
| 2. Apana | Pelvic organs & Colon | Stool, urine, semen & menstrual blood | Diabetes & diseases of the urinary tract, testicles, anus, & bladder; |
| 3. Samana | Small intestines & stomach | Assimilation of food end products; Activation of digestive enzymes; & separation of end products of.the consumed food items into tissue elements | Assimilation malfunctioning; diarrhoea & indigestion |
| 4. Udana | Throat | Voice & speech | Ear, Nose & Throat ailments; |
| 5. Prana | Heart | Food swallowing & breathing | Voice hoarseness; cold; asthma; bronchitis & hiccups among others. |
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