Everyone talks about inflammation as if it’s all about heat, redness, and pain.
But what if your body is inflamed — and you don’t even feel the fire?
In Ayurveda, there are two distinct types of inflammation:
One burns, the other clogs. And the sluggish one is quietly ruining your metabolism.
🌡️ The Two Faces of Inflammation: Explained Ayurvedically
1️⃣ Heating-Type Inflammation (Pitta Dominant)
This is the classic kind you’ve heard about.
🔥 Hot, red, swollen, painful
🔥 Seen in acne, gastritis, ulcers, joint swelling, skin rashes
🔥 Feels like the body is inflamed — visibly and painfully
What’s happening: Excess pitta (fire element) is raging in the tissues.
Your agni (digestive fire) is high, but it’s misdirected, burning the wrong tissues.
⚠️ Clues:
Burning sensation in stomach or skin
Irritability, anger
Thirst, heat intolerance
Red acne, inflammatory rashes
Ayurvedic solution: Cool the fire, soothe the tissues, pacify pitta.
2️⃣ Sluggish-Type Inflammation (Kapha-Ama Dominant)
This one is silent, sticky, and dangerous.
🧊 You feel tired all the time
🧊 Digestion is slow and heavy
🧊 You gain weight without explanation
🧊 Brain fog, bloating, puffiness
🧊 No fire… just fatigue
What’s happening: Agni is weak. Ama (toxic residue) accumulates in the gut and channels.
Instead of burning tissues, it blocks them—slowing everything down.
⚠️ Common in thyroid issues, PCOS, insulin resistance, chronic fatigue.
Ayurvedic solution: Rekindle digestive fire, dry out the stickiness, detox gently.
🌿 So… Not All Inflammation Needs Cooling!
Some of it needs drying.
Some of it needs rekindling.
Some of it doesn’t need suppression — it needs direction.
“If you treat cold inflammation with cold remedies, you’re only freezing your healing.”
Ayurveda doesn’t fight fire with water.
It understands the root — and balances the flame.
