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