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1
Q

What is the primary site of bodhaka kapha?

A

Oral cavity

2
Q

What are the four primary functions of bodhaka kapha?

A

Salivary secretions
Taste
Swallowing
Speech

3
Q

The word bodhaka comes from what word?

What is the meaning of this root word?

A

Bodhana, means to make known

4
Q

What are the qualities of saliva?

A

Liquid
Sticky
Sweet
Slightly unctuous

5
Q

The saliva prevents ___ between the soft tissues of the tongue and palate. Therefore, the saliva is responsible for ___ and ___.

A

Friction

Moisture and lubrication

6
Q

How many salivary glands are there in the cheeks?

How many sublingual salivary glands are there?

How many submandibular salivary glands are there?

How many parotid salivary glands are there?

A

6 in the cheeks
2 sublingual
2 submandibular
2 parotid

7
Q

How does bodhaka kapha help speech?

A

By moistening the vocal cords so that sound coming through is effortless

Moistening the tongue

8
Q

Which dhātu does bodhaka kapha nourish?

A

Rasa dhātu

9
Q

What is bodhaka agni responsible for?

A

Maintaining oral temperature

10
Q

What causes secretions of bodhaka kapha in the mouth?

A

Any substance that goes onto the mouth causes secretions of bodhaka

11
Q

What structures does bodhaka kapha provide lubrication and moisture for?

A
Mouth
Tongue
Soft and hard palate 
Vocal cords
Tonsils
Pharynx
Epiglottis
Posterior wall of pharynx
12
Q

What is the function of the epiglottis?

A

Prevents foodstuff from entering the trachea during swallowing

13
Q

The pharynx leads to the ___

The larynx leads to the ___

A

Pharynx=esophagus

Larynx=lungs

14
Q

How is bodhaka kapha related to knowledge?

A

It helps to receive the knowledge of the taste of food

15
Q

What are taste buds?

What is the function of taste buds?

A

Each taste bud is made up of many cells each individually covered in bodhaka kapha.

Taste buds send the message about taste to the brain

16
Q

The tip of the tongue contains taste buds that perceive what taste?

A

Sweet

17
Q

The anterior sides of the tongue contain taste buds that perceive what taste?

A

Sour

18
Q

The central part of the tongue contains taste buds that perceive what taste?

A

Bitter

19
Q

Directly behind the sweet taste, and in front of the bitter taste in the central part of the tongue are taste buds that perceive what taste?

A

Pungent

20
Q

On either side in the central part of the tongue are taste buds that perceive what taste?

A

Salty

21
Q

The last portion in the back of the tongue contains taste buds that perceive what taste?

A

Astringent

22
Q

What gland and organ does a moderate amount of sweet taste stimulate?

What does an excess of sweet do to these structures?

A

Thyroid
Pancreas

Weakens both

23
Q

Sour food increases what?

Therefore, a patient with what conditions should avoid sour food?

A

Pulmonary congestion

Bronchitis or pneumonia

24
Q

What organs does the pungent taste stimulate?

A

Stomach

Small intestine

25
Q

What organ does the salty taste affect?

Why is excessive amount of salt bad for someone with high blood pressure?

A

Kidneys

Excessive amounts of salt creates edema and kidney stress

26
Q

What organs are affected by the bitter taste?

A

Liver
Spleen
Pancreas

27
Q

The astringent taste is related to what organ?

A

Colon

28
Q

Many disorders can be diagnosed just by looking at the tongue, because the tongue is a mirror of what?

A

All the organs in the body

29
Q

What fluid medium is the tongue directly connected to?

A

Plasma

30
Q

What are papillae?

A

Raised protrusions of the tongue surface that often contain taste buds

31
Q

How are the papillae on the back of the tongue special?

What purpose do they serve?

A

Special buds that secrete a special quality of bodhaka kapha to maintain the flora of the pharynx

32
Q

Where in the body, besides the papillae on the back of the tongue, is a specialized bodhaka kapha secreted?

A

Tonsils

33
Q

The tonsil is a ___ gland (in terms of function)

A

Protective

34
Q

What is deranged when the tonsil becomes septic (infected)?

What conditions might be created by septic tonsillitis?

A

Bodhaka kapha is deranged

Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart)
Arthritis

35
Q

A disorder of bodhaka kapha can affect the entire kapha system. Name the other subtypes of kapha including the primary organ/s of association

A

Kledaka kapha- stomach
Avalambaka kapha- lungs and heart
Tarpaka kapha- brain
Shleshaka kapha- joints

36
Q

Why is the mouth a breeding ground for bacteria?

A

Bodhaka kapha is sweet

37
Q

How does triphala tea maintain the normal attributes of bodhaka kapha?

A

It helps viscous, thick bodhaka kapha become thin and liquid

38
Q

Healthy saliva is thin, unhealthy saliva is thick.

Thick saliva is indicative of what conditions?

A

Dental caculi (tartar)
Diabetes
Worms
Parkinson’s disease

39
Q

If a child drools while sleeping it is a sign that the child may have ___. Explain why.

A

Worms

Because the presence of worms in the colon stimulates bodhaka kapha secretion

40
Q

A sticky mouth may indicate what conditions?

Stickiness of the mouth is due to what?

A

Dehydration
Pre-diabetes

Sweet saliva

41
Q

In a 24 hour period we swallow about how much saliva?

In this way, bodhaka kapha nourishes what other type of kapha?

A

One pint

Kledaka kapha

42
Q

Through saliva bodhaka kapha helps to maintain what balance in the body?

A

Water electrolyte balance

43
Q

Why do cats and dogs heal their wounds by licking them?

A

Because saliva has antiseptic properties which kill bacteria and speed healing

44
Q

What is granulation tissue?

How does saliva help to heal an ulcer?

A

Granulation tissue is new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process.

Saliva helps create granulation tissue, which is necessary to heal an ulcer

45
Q

Bodhaka kapha works in conjunction with what other type of kapha in the digestion of protein, starch, and carbohydrates

A

Kledaka kapha

46
Q

What is the governing element of bodhaka kapha?

A

Water