A person with pitta and vata should rise later

A person with pitta and vata should rise later than the prescribed time by about one or two hours. On the other hand a person with kapha constitution should wake up earlier by about an hour.

In malignancies, pitta is also vitiated and the condition becomes sannipattika in nature

In malignancies, pitta is also vitiated and the condition becomes sannipattika in nature. In these conditions, the agni of the affected tissue is increased making it very aggressive to its surroundings as it slowly digests the tissues of the body. Read more

Pitta Functions

• Pitta is concerned with various physiological functions relating to heat.
• Digestion of food, body–heat, thirst, hunger, vision, luster, cheerfulness and intellect; these are the normal functions of Pitta. Read more