Three Humors in Human body- Part 2 (Pitt)

Pitt is a kind of thin liquid which is heating in nature. It is blue in colour if mixed with Aam and yellow in colour if not mixed with it. It is light, acrid and smooth in nature. In taste, it is sour. It is of five kinds as follows: Pachak¹, Ranjak², Sadhak³, Alochak⁴ and Bhrajak⁵.

It resides in Pancreas, Liver, Spleen, Heart, both eyes, whole body and skin. In Pancreas, it resides as Pachak¹ pitt, in liver and spleen it resides as Ranjak² Pitt, in the heart it resides as Sadhak³ pitt, in both the eyes as Alochak⁴ Pitt and in whole body and skin as Bhrajak⁵ pitt.

Pachak¹Pitt: Staying in Amashaya (Stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas) and Pakvashaya (Duodenum). It digests food, increases the fire, separates sap, urine and stool etc. It also helps strengthen skin, eyes and yakrit (liver). It is also called jatharagni or digestive fire. In big bodied, it is of the size of barley, in small bodied it is size of a sesame seed while in moths etc it is of the size of hair only.

Ranjak² Pitt: It generates blood.

Sadhak³ Pitt: it generates intellect, memory.

Alochak⁴ Pitt: it generates form and because of it only anyone can see.

Bhrajak⁵ Pitt: It generates glow in the body. It dries up oil or other such things massaged on to the skin.

Symptoms of reduced pitt: reduction in digestive fire, body’s heat reduces and glow of the body gets reduced.

Symptoms of increased pitt: body becomes pale, one desires cold things, sleep reduces, body power reduces, senses become depleted, urine becomes pale, eyes become pale and one may experience fainting.

Symptoms of Pitt Excess: whole body felt on fire, it feels like smoke is coming out, sour belching, excessive heat felt, too much perspiration, body smells, red boils appear on the body, taste of the mouth becomes bitter (कडवा). Darkness appears in front of eyes. Skin becomes greenish or like the colour of turmeric. Stools becomes liquid, excessive thirst experienced.

Causes: Anger, fear, grief, distress, excessive work, fasting, indulgence in sexual activity, sour and salty foods, Sesame seeds, oils, Sarson (Mustard), Alsi (flax), Goh (a kind of lizard), fish, flesh of goat and sheep, sour curd, kanji, all kinds of liquors, sour fruits, black mustard (राई), horse gram (कुलथी), reddish, to indulge in sexual activity during hot season and anger, to indulge in drinking while feel heat in the body etc.

Time: Summer season, Autumn (Sharat Ritu), middle of the night and while food is digesting in the body and during youth.

Remedies: start Virechan (make quick stool passages), Indian Gooseberry (Amla), dry grapes (Munakka), Banana, Cucumber (Kakadi), Cucumber (Kheera), Bitter gourd (Karela), Old rice, Wheat, Pommegranate (Anaar), Misri (a kind of prepared sugar), Milk, Sugar, Ghee, Pigeon peas (Arhar), Butter, Trifla, Chandan, bed of banana leaf or lotus leaf, smear white chandan, on body, slow breeze, Asparagus (Shatavari) etc.

Trust above is clear.

                                                                        Reference: Chikitsa Chandrodaya, Babu Haridas Vaidya, Haridas & Co. Pvt. Ltd.        

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