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Tridosha

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Tridosha
The combination of three basic principles of energy, or biological humor, that comprise life, according to Ayurvedic philosophy.
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tridosha (trē·dōˑ·sh),
n in Ayurveda, the collective term for the three fundamental psychosomatic principles that sustain and regulate all psychologic and physiologic functions. Each principle in turn is a combination of two elements (mahabhutas). See also kapha, pitta, vata, and mahabhutas.


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Ayurvedic Significance As stated in the study of Ayurveda, the body system is composed of three humors or tridosha.
Tridosha defines the three fundamental doshas or principles that govern the function of our bodies on the physical, mental and emotional levels.
According to the Ayurvedic system of medicine, the body is composed of tridosha or three humours, vata, translated into wind, corresponds to mind and nervous system, the pitta translated into fire or bile and is responsible for all metabolic transformations including digestion and assimilation of the food, while kapha is translated as water or mucus and it is responsible for the anabolic functions such as development of muscle and bone tissues.
 
 
 
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