Ailments & Remedies

Any imbalance in the three doshas leads to ailments - at least 80 specific types in case of imbalanced vata, 40 for an imbalanced pitta and another 20 in case of kapha being out of balance. The following chart will give you some indications of the problems that you are likely to face in each case :

Vata Ailments	Pitta Ailments	Kapha Ailments
Pain in the feet	Burning	Anorexia nervosa
Stiffness of the ankle	Acid excreation	Drowsiness
Cramps in the calf	Burning sensation in the chest	Lack of sleep
Sciatica	Burning sensation in the body	Heaviness of the body
Paraplegia	Foul odour of the body	Excess mucus production
Rectal prolapse	Urticaria	Indigestion
Stiffness of the back	Genital herpes	Mucus in the throat
Chest pain	Jaundice	Atheroscleroses or narrowing of the arteries
Gripping abdominal pain	Excessive Thirst	Goiter
Stiff neck	Pharyngitis	Obesity
Toothache	Conjunctivitis
Cataract	Inflammation of the penis
Headache	Skin warts
Dandruff
Facial paralysis
Monoplegia
Violent muscular convulsion
Giddiness
Hiccup
Weakness
Mental instability