Types of tridosha, seats & their functions

Vata Dosha

Type	Seat	Function
Pran	Head, chest, ears, tongue, mouth, nose	Spitting, sneezing, belching, respiration and swallowing. Responsible for enthusiasm and happiness. Responsible for emotions, behavior etc. all the functions of mind, heart and maintain coordination between sense organs and their functions.
Udaan	Naval , chest, throat	Responsible for initiation of speech, efforts and memory.
Samaan	Digestive tract in stomach and intestines.	Helps in digestion of food . Formation of faeces and absorption of essence of food by helping the bowel movements and carrying the enzymes to their place of action.
Vyaan	Heart and moves in the whole body.	Responsible for all activities e.g. walking, blinking etc. , blood circulation, sweat formation and its excretion.
Apaan	Testes, urinary bladder, urethra, naval, thighs, pelvis, anus and intestines.	Responsible for elimination of waste products such as faeces, urine, flatus, menstrual fluid etc. and semen from the body. For pushing out the baby during its birth.

Pitta Dosha

Type	Seat	Function
Ranjak	Liver and spleen (Sushrut) Stomach (Vagbhat)	It helps in the formation of the blood.
Pachak	Small intestine	Digestion of food, its separation into essence and waste
Alochak	Eyes	Vision
Sadhak	Heart	It is responsible for intelligence , self respect and self consciousness
Bhrajak	Skin	Responsible for complexion and body temperature

Kapha Dosha

Type	Seat	Function
Kledak	Stomach (Amashay)	Helps in digestion of food , it lubricates the food
Avlambak	Chest	Provides Energy
Bodhak	Tongue and throat	Responsible for perception of taste
Tarpak	Head, brain	Responsible for nourishment of the brain. Responsible for the normal function of brain
Shleshak	Joints	Responsible for lubrication of joints and their smooth movements