Kapha — uras / chest and lungs

Principal Kapha seat

Uras, the chest, is the principal Kapha seat in this map, with the lungs used as its most legible modern anatomical focus. The broad radius reflects a chest field rather than a single lung boundary, and the point should be read as a functional doṣa anchor rather than a clinical diagnostic marker.

Vāta seat — sacral and pelvic anchorVāta — pakvāśaya / colonPitta — grahaṇī and nābhiPitta — liver regionPitta — spleen regionKapha — uras / chest and lungsKapha — uras / chest and lungsKapha — head and cranial seat

Point 6 of 7 in Tridoṣa — Vāta, Pitta, and Kapha seats

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Caraka Saṃhitā (primary_canonical)

Names uras (chest) among Kapha's principal sites and describes its cohesive, lubricating, and protective functions.

Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdayam (primary_canonical)

Supports chest and upper-body Kapha placement and the interpretation of the chest as a primary sthāna.

Vasant Lad, Ayurveda: The Science of Self-Healing (secondary)

Modern explanatory source for Kapha's chest, lung, and sustaining-fluid orientation.

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