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The Three Constitutional Principles
The three doshas of Ayurveda, vata, pitta and kapha, are the functional principles whose balance is held to determine constitution and health. They are built from the five elements in pairs: vata from air and ether, pitta from fire and water, kapha from earth and water, and each governs a range of bodily and mental functions.
A person's constitution, or prakriti, is understood as a particular balance of the three, and illness is understood as a disturbance of that balance, to be corrected by diet, regimen and treatment. The doshas are the central diagnostic and therapeutic concept of Ayurvedic medicine.
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