Pitta

The Dosha of transformation — governs metabolism, digestion, and intellect.

Pitta is the Dosha composed of Fire (Agni) and Water (Jala) elements. It governs all transformative processes — digestion, metabolism, body temperature, and intellectual comprehension. Pitta's qualities are hot, sharp, light, oily, liquid, and spreading. When balanced, Pitta gives strong digestion, sharp intellect, courage, and radiant complexion. When imbalanced, it causes inflammation, acidity, skin rashes, anger, and excessive heat.