Table I
Normal functions of the human being and symptoms of activity increase or decrease

Humor	Wind (Vata) Vital air	Fire (Pitta) Energy of the metabolism	Liquid and solid (kapha) Water or humor
Normal functions in a healthy body	Enthusiasm, breathing, voluntary actions (walking, speaking, etc.), circulation, excretion (feces, urine, semen)	Sight, digestion, hunger, thirst, smoothness, sensuality, heat production, good humor, intellect, pleasure.	Stability, strength, oily smoothness, smooth operation of the joints, normal type, boldness, patience, absence of greed.
Signs of increase	Weariness, dark skin, dryness of the skin, a craving of warm and hot things, tremors, weakness, insomnia, delirium, vertigo, deterioration of the motor and sensorial functions, flatulence, constipation.	Yellow urine, feces, skin and eyes, hunger and thirst, a feeling of extreme heat, an extreme craving or desire of refreshing things, losing sleep, loss of force, weakness of the organs or the senses.	Weak digestion, slowness, clumsiness, laziness, cold, excessive salivation, excessive sleep.
Signs of decrease	Inability to work, insufficient speech, loss of activity, depression, loss of conscience. Also signs of increase of the kapha.	Weakening of the digestive system, loss of sensuality, diminution of the corporal heat	Dryness, vertigo, a feeling of an internal burn, a feeling of emptiness in kapha points, loose joints, weakness, insomnia, throbbing (tremors)

More about the Ayurveda: