Poshaka Pitta

The immature, nutritive form of pitta that circulates to nourish the stable pitta resident in each tissue.

Definition

Poshaka pitta is the immature, nutritive form of pitta that flows through the body to nourish the stable pitta in each tissue. It supplies the substrate from which site-specific pitta is built.

Source: Textbook of Ayurveda: Fundamental Principles, Glossary

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