Poshaka Kapha

The immature, nutritive form of kapha that flows through the body to nourish the sthayi kapha at each tissue site.

Definition

Poshaka kapha is the unstable or precursor form of kapha dosha, produced by rasa dhatu. It is the asthayi (mobile) kapha that nourishes the sthayi (stable, structural) kapha already established in the body.

Source: Textbook of Ayurveda: Fundamental Principles, Glossary

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