Dosha Tool

1. Status of Appetite

Stable appetite with usually moderate desire to eat Good appetite Variable appetite

2. Bowel Habits

Regular, once-a-day, stool well formed, if constipated it is mild
(Respond to medium strength laxative) Regular & frequent, stool semisolid or loose, rarely constipated.
(Respond to mild laxatives sometimes even milk, fig., raisins etc.) Variation seen, mostly constipated
(strong purgatives are needed)

3. Sleeping Pattern

Sleeps easily and sound
(heavily) Sleeps easily but light Trouble to get sleep, light sleeper / Variable sleep pattern

4. Morning feelings, after leaving the bed

Feel fresh but not great with less hours of sleep Feel fresh. Feel well even with less sleep. Don't feel fresh

5. Physical working capacity/physical strength

Good stamina but slow and not interested for physical work Loves hard work, has moderate capacity Starts with speed & gets exhausted easily

6. Talking

Slow, clear and stable Sharp, provocative and clear-cut Very fast missing words

7. Walking

Slow and steady Normal and rhythm Very quick with swift movement

8. Nature of Thirst

Less thirst, easy to tolerate Excessive and frequent, difficult to tolerate Moderate and variable thirst

9. Resistance to diseases (RD)

Good. Able to tolerate seasonal variation, food etc.well Medium Usually poor. Frequently fall-ill

10. Mental Reactions/ Personality Traits

Cool, calm, avoids confrontations Gets irritated easily & sustains it Very sensitive, reacts quickly

11. Memory Status

Takes time to grasp, but retains for long Remembers easily and tends to retain Remembers easily & tends to forget easily

12. Decision making capacity (DMC)

Avoid taking decision. Usually keeps them pending Takes decision after properly analyzing the facts Takes immediate decision without thinking much

13. Attitude towards problems or difficulties

Peaceful, slow, steady and balance Angry, over awed, easily provoked and highly irritable Lot of worrying, instability in reaction

14. Body frame

Broad, Large frame Medium frame Thin body frame, unusually long/short

15. Nature/Texture of skin

Smooth, firm, soft, clear with good lusture, not prone to disorders Delicate, irritable skin, gets wrinkles easily Dry, rough, cracked, or having a tendency of cracking

16. Complexion/skin color

Extremely fair / pinkish Fair, reddish, burns easily Comparatively dull or darkish, tans easily

17. Body Hair

Thick, shiny, moderate Soft, scanty, straight, fine textured Dry, rough, coarse, lustureless & curly

18. Eyes

Large calm stable eyes with milky white sclera Sharp, medium sized with sclera of reddish tinge Rolling, restless, small, dull & lusterless

19. Lips

Thick & glossy Soft, moist & reddish Dry, thin & blackish

21. Joints

Well lubricated, strongly built joints which are well organized, well covered Comparatively normal but have soft and loose ligaments Crackling joints, hyper mobile in nature

22. Voice

Deep, pleasant, resonant voice which is melodious, resonating, but lower in pitch and intensity Concise, sharp voice, intense in nature & high pitched Rough, unclear voice, which turns hoarse or cracks on strain

23. Teeth

even, gleaming white prone to cavities irregular dull white

24. Nail

Strong, large, thick symmetrical & somewhat pale in colour Soft, Strong, well formed, Lustrous, pink in colour Hard, brittle, rough & differ in size from one another, bluish/grayish in contour