TABLE II
The different human constitutions

Aspects	Wind (Vata)	Fire (Pitta)	Mucosity (Kapha)
Size	Thin	Moderate	Thick
Weight	Little	Moderate	Heavy
Skin	Dry, brown, cold	Soft, oily, warm, pink or yellow	Thick, oily, pale, cold
Hair	Black, dry, fragile	Blonde, white, bald, weak	Dark, smooth, greasy
Face	Protuberant, large	Moderate in size	Very strong features
Eyes	Small, soft, brown or black	Sharp, penetrating, green, gray	Big, attractive, blue, large eyelashes
Appetite	Variable, little	Good, excessive, insatiable.	Non excessive, rather average
Favorite flavors	Sweet, acid, salty	Sweet, bitter, pungent	Spicy, bitter, pungent
Thirst	Variable	Excessive	Little
Excretion	Dry, hard, constipated	White, oily, loose	Thin, oily, hard, slow
Physical activity	Very active	Moderate	Lethargic
Mind	Restless, active	Aggressive, intelligent	Calm, slow
Emotional Temper	Indecisive, uncertain, impredectible	Aggressive, irritable, jealous	Calm, thankful
Faith	CChanging	Fanatic	Maintained
Memory	Good recent memory, bad long term memory	Deep, fast	Slow but persistent
Dreams	Flying, climbing, running	Fires, war, struggle	Lakes, mountains, swimming in the ocean
Sleep	Scant, interrupted	Scant, but deep	Heavy, long
Speech	Constant	High and sharp	Slow and monotonous
Financial Status	Poor, spends money before earning it	Moderate, spends money in luxury items	Rich, good in saving, spends in food.

* These lines are provided only as an orientation. It is unlikely that one individual will have all the characteristics of a single constitution. The conclusions that each one arrives at from this chart are not to be considered as the basis for a diagnosis or to produce radical changes in the diet or the way of life without consulting a specialist.

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