Doshas |
Site |
Normal
function |
Ailments
caused by its vitiation |
Prana |
Heart |
Breathing
and swallowing of food. |
Hiccups,
Bronchitis, Asthma, Cold, Hoarseness of voice |
Udana |
Throat |
Speech
and voice |
Various
diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat. |
Samana |
Stomach
& small intestines |
Helps
action of digestive enzymes, assimilation of end
products of food and separation into their
various tissue elements. |
Indigestion,
Diarrhea, Defective assimilation. |
Apana |
Colon
& organs of pelvis |
Elimination
of stool, urine, semen, foetal and menstrual
blood. |
Diseases
of bladder, anus & testicles, Obstinate
urinary diseases, Diabetes |
Vyana |
Heart |
Helps
in the functioning of circulating channels as
blood vessels. |
Impairment
of circulation, Diseases as fever |
