See main article at three types of clinical agni

Four types of metabolism.

agni - the condition of digestion is of 4 kinds:

1. sama–balanced

2. tikshna–sharp - pitta

3. manda – dull, slow - kapha

4. vishama – variable, unstable - vata

See three clinical types of agni (vishama agni of vata, tikshna agni of pitta and manda agni of kapha). See also stomach or ama shaya (amashaya). Related to pachaka pitta, samana vayu and kledaka kapha.

See also agni, subtypes of agni, ama (toxins and undigested food). See also gastrointestinal tract, metabolism.