Assessment for Natural Allergy Treatment

Assessment for Natural Allergy Treatment PER DOSHA THEORY OF AYURVEDA

“It is more important to know what type of person has a disease than what type of disease a person has.”

Circle the most appropriate responses and tally up the results. The highest number indicates your constitution, or dosha. Each individual’s tendency in the case of imbalance is largely due to their constitution. For example, in the case of allergies vata symptoms are characterized by immune weakness, pitta symptoms are characterized by inflammation, and kapha symptoms are characterized by mucus.

Immune System Function: Excessive immune response (inflammation)- Pitta Weak immunity (lack of regulation)- Vata Symptoms characterized by mucus- Kapha

Constitution: Heat: active, warm, likes cold, passionate- Pitta Cold & Damp: “solid” physically, slow & steady- Kapha Cold & Dry: more delicate, likes heat, change- Vata

Digestion: Tendency towards sluggishness- Kapha Strong digestion & appetite- Pitta Variable appetite, food sensitivities- Vata

Respiratory: Weak lungs, frequent/long afflictions, dryness- Vata Strong lungs, inflammation in lungs and sinuses- Pitta Mucus in lungs and sinuses- Kapha

Skin: Oily, pale, cool- Kapha Oily, reddish tone, warm, inflammation- Pitta Dry, cool, sensitive- Vata

Energy Level: Active, high energy, needs little sleep- Pitta Slow & steady, has endurance, sluggish- Kapha Low or variable energy, needs lots of sleep- Vata

Mind & Personality: TOTALS: Grounded, dependable, pragmatic- Kapha Vata: ______Passionate, driven, firy, hot-headed- Pitta Pitta: ______Ethereal, spacey, creative, wishy-washy- Vata Kapha: ______

Dosha determines treatment. Generally, vata constitutions must nourish and build their vital energy. Pittic people must reduce heat and inflammation. While, kapha types must reduce the mucus accumulation in the body.