UNIQUE JOURNAL OF AYURVEDIC AND HERBAL MEDICINES PHYSIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING OF BODHAKA KAPHA

Deepika, Navoday Nr, Kulkarni Pratibha, Kekuda Tr
Unique Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicines   unpublished
Concept of Tridosha is a unique concept of Ayurveda. Vata, pitta and Kapha makes the body. Each one is important with its own specialty. Deficiency or absence of any one Dosha cannot serve the purpose of life as Kapha, Pitta and Vata are responsible for Srushti (Creation), Sthiti (Maintainance) and Laya (Destruction) of the all the creatures. Kapha is the Dosha which is responsible for creation of the creatures and it is the entity supporting the entire universe. Bodhaka kapha is one among the
more » ... apha types, mainly responsible for Bodhanakarma of Rasa (Taste Perception) along with splitting of ingested food. This function of Bodhaka Kapha can be correlated to the functions of saliva.
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