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==General Description==
Kapha types are blessed with strength, endurance and stamina. In balance, they tend to have sweet, loving dispositions and be stable and grounded. Their skin is oily and smooth. Physically, kapha people may gain weight easily and have a slow metabolism. They tend to shun exercise. They have thick skin and their bodies and muscles are well developed. Their eyes are large and attractive with thick, long lashes and brows. Kaphapeople evacuate slowly and feces tend to be soft, pale and oily. Perspiration is moderate. Sleep is deep and prolonged. Kapha types are attracted to sweet, salty and oily foods, but their constitutions are most balanced by bitter, astringent and pungent tastes. <ref name="General Description"/>
==Concept of ‘Kapha’==
'''Concept of Kapha:'''
Functions of immune system and all such other protective mechanisms in the body have been grouped under ‘Kapha’ in Ayurveda. ‘Ojas’ is alsoclosely related with ‘Kapha’.
'''Avalambaka Kapha:'''
Situated in the thorax, ‘Avalambaka Kapha’ protects the ‘Trika’ and other vital structures like heart, through what is called ‘Ambukarma’. Other anatomical sites where other types of ‘Kapha’ are situated also are dependent on this.
‘Trika’ region indicates the meeting point of three bones. As this is present in thorax, it must be indicating the junction between the sternum and clavicles, behind which, the thymus gland is situated. ‘Ambu’ means liquid or water. So, ‘Ambukarma’ must be referring to lymphatic drainage.
'''Kledaka Kapha:'''
This is present in stomach and it moistens the ingested food. Mucous secreted in stomach plays important role in offering protection to mucous membrane of the stomach along with providing liquid medium for digestive process. Also,
Gut Assosiated Lymphoid Tissue helps in providing protection by preventing the entry of any microbes through gut. HCl secreted in stomach also provides innate immunity to some extent. All these mechanisms can be explained through ‘Kledaka Kapha’.
'''Bodhaka Kapha:'''
This is said to be present in oral cavity and helps in the perception of
taste. Salivary juice secreted in the oral cavity not only helps in the process of taste perception but also performs some protective functions. Root of the tongue is the site of
'''Bodhaka Kapha:'''
Tonsils are the important lymphoid tissue-containing structures present
there.
'''Tarpaka Kapha:'''
This sub-type of ‘Kapha’ is present inside the head and is responsible for
the protection and nourishment of sense organs. Microglia and other similar Glial cells of brain tissue are some of the important entities, which may represent ‘Tarpaka Kapha’.
'''Ślesaka Kapha:'''
This Kapha is present in the bony joints and is responsible for lubrication
and easy movements. Movements are most obvious in synovial variety of joints and synovial fluid reduces the friction between two articular bony surfaces. But ‘Slesaka Kapha’ is not only synovial fluid. For several reasons known and unknown, these joints are the sites of prominent inflammation in most of the systemic autoimmune diseases like Systemic Sclerosis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid arthritis. Such involvement must be, therefore, ascribed to the problems of ‘Ślesaka Kapha’.<ref name="Concept"/>
==General guidelines for balancing kapha==
==Foods to be favoured==
*Food which are light, hot, dry, pungent in properties are beneficial to Kapha Prakriti.
*Cereals such barley, corn
*Pulses such as masur, horse gram, green gram.
==Foods to be reduced==
*Food which are sweet, cold, heavy in property are not beneficial to Kapha Prakriti.
*Cereals such as fresh rice.
*Pulses such as black gram.
<ref name="Food for Kapha">[https://www.findmyhealth.com/en/know-your-prakriti-and-know-yourself/8VNm1QNO Referred by find my health website]</ref>
<ref name="Concept">The content Concept kapha is borrowed from an article by Mr.Kishor Patwasrddhan</ref>
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