DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26483/ijarcs.v12i3.6741 Volume 12, No. 3, May-June 2021 International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science REVIEW ARTICLE Available Online at www.ijarcs.info © 2020-2022, IJARCS All Rights Reserved 19 ISSN No. 0976-5697 “AYURVEDIC DOSHAS IDENTIFICATION USING FACE AND BODY IMAGE FEATURES” – A REVIEW Sanyam Jain M.Tech. Scholar, Computer Science & Engineering Geeta Engineering College Naultha, India Taruna Chawla Assistant Professor, Computer Science & Engineering Geeta Engineering College Naultha, India Abstract: Ayurveda is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in India. In Ayurveda, any disease is considered to be caused by the imbalance of various Doshas (Vata, Pitta & Kapha) in human body. In order to diagnose this imbalance of doshas, there are several methods, out of which one is to observe visually the different features of the human body. Body type, skin type, hair type, eyes type, face type, etc possess different characteristics under the influence of various doshas. Hence the idea is to automate this process where we scan a body image using machine learning and deep learning algorithms and classify the different features into different doshas to finally conclude the dominant dosha as result. Keywords: ayurveda, ayurvedic doshas, dosha identification, ayurvedic diagnosis, vata pitta kapha, machine learning I. INTRODUCTION Ayurveda is an ancient science for understanding our body and mind so that we can achieve good health and a long life. In Ayurveda, a body is considered as the combination of five fundamental elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether. In order to stay healthy, a proper balance of these five elements is necessary. Further, as our body is a complex system, Ayurveda has classified three different combinations of these elements which represent different functions in our body, they are known as Vatta (combination of Ether & Air), Pitta (combination of Water & Fire) and Kapha (combination of Water & Earth). If there is any imbalance of fundamental elements in our body, these combinations will get affected and the affected combination(s) will become dominant. Any dominant combination will hence show its effects by building certain features of the body – physically and behaviorally. Any disease in our body is understood as an imbalance of these elements in our body, and to diagnose the same we check for these combinations (Vata, Pitta & Kapha), the imbalanced one is known as Dosha while diagnosing. To figure out dominance of these doshas, we have many techniques in Ayurveda like Nadi reading (detailed pulse diagnosis) and Feature reading. Just by looking at someone’s physical features of the body or by co-relating their behavioural features, we can identify which dosha(s) is/are dominant in their body. For e.g If a person’s body is thin and tall built will low weight, he/she possesses dryness in their biological system and is very fast in his/her activities, it means Vata Dosha is dominant in that person, similarly if someone is heavy in weight, large built with slowness in activities we can say that there is Kapha Dosha dominant in that person. This classification used to help diagnose many diseases from just the physical appearance of people and hence curing them by correcting their lifestyle and using herbs. In order to preserve this technique, we can take advantage of modern science & technology. With the help of image recognition, we can identify various features of someone’s body, tag them with their types and hence figure out which doshas are dominant. This is the fundamental idea of this work. II. TYPES OF DOSHAS There are 3 fundamental doshas, Vata, Pitta and Kapha, hence there can be 7 different combinations of doshas which can exist in a body as mentioned in Table 2.1. These variations can be seen expressing more physical characters of the body. A. Vata Dosha Properties of Vata dosha are dry, light, mobile, rough, cold and swift nature. A person having this dosha will show these characteristics in physiology, morphology, mental and physical behavior. Vata person is tall and thin with small body frame having long face with sunken cheeks. Their skin shows dryness, roughness and lack of luster. They are intolerant of cold and they are physically weak. They don’t have sound sleep and show restless in nature. Their mind is also never steady and they forget things easily. Also, they are talkative and active. B. Pitta Dosha Properties of Pitta dosha are hot, sharp and liquid in nature. A person with Pitta dosha will show these characteristics. They are generally medium built with medium height. Their skin is very soft, reddish and shows luster. Their nails, eyes and tongue have coppery red color. Their appetite is high and they have moderate strength and stamina. They cannot tolerate heat and they have sharp intellectual mind. Also they present clarity of mind and sharp talk. C. Kapha Dosha Properties of Kapha are heavy, soft, cold and unctuous. A person with Kapha dosha has these characteristics. They have large body frame and are usually overweight. Their skin is unctuous, soft and moist but also pale and cold. They have big beautiful white eyes and chubby cheeks. Their appetite is low and they show sluggish activities. Their sleep is very long and they speak slowly with a deep voice. They are less active and calm but have good stamina [1].