Ayushree Ayurved Hospital and Research Centre, Nashik

Hunger

Do you feel hungry?
Sometimes yes sometimes No.
Always & very strongly.
Not much, can withstand hunger.

Meals

Skiping meals sometimes causes trouble.
Skiping or delaying meals always causes trouble.
Can skip meals without any trouble.

Thirst

Do you feel thirsty?
Sometimes yes sometimes No.
Yes, frequently
No, water is drunk only with meals

Sleep

Difficulty in falling asleep, disturbed, alert.
Normal sleep.
Very deep sleep, tendency towards oversleeping.

Sleep pattern

Habit of walking, talking, eyes remain half open during sleep.
Nothing of this sort.
Reluctant to get up from bed, take time to get up.

Sweating

Less, only on physical exertion.
Profuse sweating, with or without bitter smell.
No or very little, after heavy exercise.

Bowel movements

Constipated, hard stools have to sit for a long time.
Very quick and clear, little bit loose.
Normal.

Anger

Unpredictable, sometimes angry sometimes cool.
Get annoyed very easily.
Not annoyed easily.

Fear

Are afraid of dogs, cockroaches, dark etc.
Are brave & aggressive.
Fearless but not aggressive.

Speech

Very talkative, fast, stammering.
Clear, sharp, high pitch, harsh, curt.
Silent, pleasant, deep, resonant.

Movements

Fast, quickly moving, hasty.
Precise, & orderly.
Slow, in relaxed fashion.

Gait (walking style)

Fast, light & quick steps.
Medium speed, quick, firm steps.
Slow, heavy steps, liesurely.

Weight(body built)

Thin, do not gain weight easily.
Medium, can gain or loose weight at will.
Strong, heavy, tendency to become fat.

Climatic effect

Cannot tolerate cold dry weather.
Cannot tolerate heat, hot weather, sun
Cool, damp weather is troublesome.

Skin

Rough, dry, scaling in winter, visible veins.
Soft, warm, plenty of moles, becomes reddish in sunshine.
Oily, cold, lustrous, clear.

Hair

Curly, dry, rough.
Thin, straight, brownish, early graying, premature balding.
Thick, dark, wavy, oily.

Fore head

Narrow (accomodating 2 fingers).
Medium (accomodating 3 fingers).
Broad (accomodating 4 fingers).

Very active, sometimes restless, but also very imaginative, easily excitable.
Stubbourn, forceful, easily irritable, not tolerating disagreement easily, Tend to be critical of others.
Tough, calm, not carried away easily, calm, tolerant.

Nature

Enthusiastic & vivacious, emotional, frequent mood variations.
Stubborn, realistic, disciplined outspoken.
Placid, sober, unruffled.

Memory

Good at memorising, but forget easily.
Can grasp easily rather than memorising.
Slow grasping, but excellent memory can remember minor details.

Hand writing

Not very good, frequent scrubbing, disproportionate letters.
Vertical, each letter separate, neat.
Decent, good, solid, firm, compact letters, circular.

Liking 1

Sweets, spicy & tasty foods sour foods fresh cooked food, hot tea, coffee etc.
Sweets, cold drinks ice creams, prefer cooled tea/coffee.
Do not like sweets, like hot spicy foods.

Liking 2

Tempted to eat food when see them.
Fond of eating, very choosy.
Not very choosy. Eat as a ritual.

Liking 3

Songs, music, dance, films etc.
Perfumes, ornaments, variety of clothes.
Reading, chatting with friends etc.

Liking 4

Outdoor games.
Indoor games.
Do not like games.

Liking type of work

Moving, touring job, field work.
Bussiness, profession.
Administrtive, sedentary job, office work.

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