KAPHA W.S.R. TO MUCUS GLANDS SECRETION AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Basic concept of Ayurveda is based on tridosha. “vayu pittam kaphashchoktah shariro dosha sangraha...” [Ch.su. 1/57]. The three dosha viz vata-pitta-kapha are the main factors of the development, nourishment, and maintenance of the body as well as the main pathogenic factors responsible for different types of dis-ease. The wrong utilization of food regimen and activity (mithya ahara vihar) etc. vitiated these dosha. As per ayurveda principles their balance makes a healthy body, on the other hand their imbalance cause dis-ease. These dosha are directly descendants of panchamahabhuta [five elements]; two remain passive as background scenario and three are active. Out of them, Kapha is principally a combination of Earth and Water and is the energy that forms the body’s structure and provides the “glue” or cohesion that holds the cells together. It lubricates joints, moisturizes the skin and maintains immunity. In balance, kapha is ex-pressed as love, calmness, and forgiveness. Out of balance, it leads to attachment, greed, possessiveness, and congestive disorders. In the modern medical science, the Kapha or Shleshma dosha can be co-relate with lymphatic system.