Vata

PITTA CAN BE REDUCED BY:

» Purgatives (Virechana): sweet and cold

» Ghee (clarified butter) is the best remedy for excess Pitta

» Foods and remedies with a sweet, bitter or tart flavour; cool or cold milk

» Cooling remedies such as camphor and sandalwood paste

» Cold baths, quiet conversation, tenderness, moonlight, cool winds, wearing pearls, moonstones and red coral (wear rubies to strengthen Pitta)

» Cooling breathing exercises: Shitali/Sitkari

» Fragrant substances and floral fragrances: rose, jasmine, geranium and sandalwood

» Colour therapy: dark and muted colours, especially blue and purple

» ‘Taking one’s time’ and slowing down – e.g. eating slowly and walking with mindfulness