PRAKRITI ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA

Feature	Vatha	Pitta	Kapha
Body Feature	Unusually tall/ short	Medium	Medium to broad
Weight	Prone to be under weight(lean)	Average	Excess. Can be balaned with exercise
Skin Colour & Complexion	Dark	Light coloured, pink or coppery	Fair
Skin Characteristics	Dry	Irritable	Oily, smooth, Thick
Sweat	Scanty	Sweats even in cold climate	Moderate
Head Hair	Dry	Red(blonde or light brown) Early greyig & Baldness	Dark brown/ chocolatey, thick, wavy
Nails	Hard, brittle, rough	Soft, strong, rubbery, well formed, lustrous pink with coppery tinge	Strong, Large, symmetrical
Eyes	Grey, Violet, Slate blue, Dry & scratchy	Medium in size, light in colour. Hazel, green, red, light blue, Sclera has reddish tinge and becomes fiery red when irritated	Large size, more often milk chocolate in colour. Tendency to itchyness
Mouth	Uneven teeth, irregular size, brittle, over sensitivity to cold and sweet. Astringent & bitter taste in mouth.	Even teeth of medium size. Prone to cavities, gums tend to bleed easily. Tongue coated occassionaly. Sour or mettalic taste in mouth	Large, even, gleaming teeth that rarely need attention. Sweetish or sour-sweetish taste on mouth
Appetite	Anxious to eat but fills faster than expected. Variable appetite.	Good appetite and enjoys eating	Stable, moderate desire for food
Breakfast	Must	Can skip brakfast but never lunch	Light breakfast
Digestion & Evacuation	Usually constipated. Tendency to have dark coloured stools. Freaquent gas or bloatting	Rarely constipated. Usually defecate regularly & frequently. Yellowish, well formed stools, sometimes loose	Regular, Usually has bowel movements once daily
Menstruation	Irregular cycles	Regular cycles, heavy bleeding	Regular periods with average quantity
Climate Preference	Loves warm climate	Preffer colder region and finds hot climate intolerable	Stable. Not greatly disturbed by extreame climate
Sex Drive	Varies	Ample Sexual	Stable
Physical  srength & Endurance	Restless. Low Stamina	Does vigorous exercise. Naturally compulsive & quantitative	Exellent muscle tone & naturally quantitative
Pulse	Thin, shallow, fast. Broken or variable rhythm	Full, regular & strong, medium speed & rhythm	Strong, Full, Slow
Sleep	Light, disturbed	Sleeps easily, lightly and wakes up alert	Sleeps quickly and heavily and wakes up rested and alert
Dreams	Dreams a lot and forgets it easily. Violent and dreams involving motion	Usually remember what they dreams. Intense, involving heat, light or energy.	Cool, calm, quite, peaceful dreams
Vocal Quality	Speaks quickly.	Concise and one-pointed	Speaks Slowly and cautiosly
Characteristic emotion	Fear 7 anxiety	Anger	Likes to avoid confrontations, disinterest in change, often strssed by unpredictable situations
Personality Traits	Sensitive, react quickly to change	Strong & forceful in their deelings	Predominantly calm, quiet, steady, Serious thoughts
Mind	Fleeting ideas	Plan methodically & efficiently & enjoys implementing new ideas	Manage well
Memory	Remembers and forgets easily	Remembers easily & forgets with difficulty	Needs to be told more than one but never forget.