pitta | पित्त

pitta | पित्त
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pitta (Devanagari: पित्त; ISO 15919: pitta) is an energy that governs digestion, metabolism, and transformation in the body. 

Pitta controls the body's digestive fire, or jatharagni (Devanagari: जठराग्नि, ISO 15919: jaṭharāgni). 

Imbalance of pitta causes physical ailments.



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