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Vata |
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Pitta |
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Kapha |
| Body Structure |
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Thin
and slim physique |
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Usually tall, medium, moderately developed physique |
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Stout, big and well developed physique |
| Bone Structure |
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Low, prominent bones |
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Moderate bones, good muscles |
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Heavy bones, tendency towards obesity |
| Skin Texture |
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Thin, dry, cold,
rough, cracked skin |
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Warm, moist, pink skin often with moles and acne |
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Thick, white, oily, smooth and soft skin |
| Hair Texture |
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Scanty, coarse,
dry, wavy hair |
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Fine, soft, red or gray hair often balding in early age |
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Dark, thick, oily, lustrous hair |
| Forehead Shape |
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Thin and small forehead |
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Forehead medium size with folds |
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Broad and large forehead |
| Eyes |
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Small,
often
brown
eyes |
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Red, medium size, piercing eyes |
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White, attractive, large eyes with thick eyelashes |
| Lips |
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Thin, small, dry lips |
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Medium, soft, red lips |
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thick, oily lips |
| Nails |
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Small,
thin, dry nails |
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Soft, pink, medium nails |
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Large, oily, white nails |
| Stools |
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Dry,
hard, irregular stools
often constipation |
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Regular, loose, soft stools often burning, diarrhea |
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Moderate, solid stools often with mucus |
| Sweat |
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Scanty sweat
often without smell |
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Profuse, hot sweat often with strong smell |
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Moderate, cold sweat often with pleasant smell |
| Appetite |
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Appetite is variable |
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Strong appetite. Irritable if you miss a meal |
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Can skip meals easily. |
| Voice |
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Low,
weak, hoarse voice |
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High pitch, sharp voice |
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Deep tone, pleasant voice |
| Speech |
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Quick, incon-
sistent, erratic speech. Talkative |
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convincing speech. Argumentative |
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Slow, definite speech. Not very talkative |
| Mental
qualities |
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Quick, adaptable, indecisive mental nature |
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Intelligent, penetrative, critical and mental nature |
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Slow, steady, dull mental nature but good retention. |
| Memory |
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Poor memory, observation good but forgets easily |
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Sharp, clear memory |
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Slow to take notice but will not forget easily |
| Nature |
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Fearful, anxious
and
nervous
in
emotions |
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Angry and irritable in emotions |
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Sentimental, content, calm, attached in emotions |
| Sleep |
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Light, disturbed sleep. Tends towards insomnia |
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Moderate sleep. Wake up at the smallest sound |
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Heavy sleep, difficulty in waking up |
| Type of dreams |
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Flying, moving, restless
in dreams and has nightmares |
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Colorful (specially red), passionate, fighting in dreams |
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Few, sentimental and romantic dreams |
| Climatic Preference |
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Prefer
warm climate, sunshine and moisture |
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Prefer cool and well ventilated place |
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Any climate is fine as long as it is not humid |
| Tendency of weight gain |
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Does not gain
weight easily |
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Gains weight moderately |
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Gains weight easily |
Money Conscious |
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Spends money quickly |
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Spends money on luxuries |
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Saves money |
| Likings to various tastes |
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Likes sweet,
sour
and
salty tastes |
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Likes sweets, bitter and astringent tastes |
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Likes pungent, bitter and astringent tastes |
| Tendency to types of diseases |
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Often nervous system diseases, pain, arthritis, mental disorders |
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Often fevers, infections and inflammatory diseases |
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Often respiratory system diseases, mucus, edema |
| Type of pulse |
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Rapid, irregular and weak pulse |
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Strong, jumping pulse |
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Slow, steady, rhythmic pulse |
