Articles: Pitta Dosha
Pitta is causes derangement of the fire element, usually resulting in acute, inflammatory, infectious, and/or toxic conditions. Agni, constitutional fire, is focused in the digestive system, but pitta is a "fault" or "dosha" and can cause the sudden onset of painful and potentially dangerous conditions. Pitta can be reduced through the use of bitter herbs or antidoted by the water element.
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Copyright by Ingrid Naiman 2006
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