Mamsa gata pitta is described as which conditions?

• A. Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
• B. Gout
• C. Carpal tunnel syndrome
• D. Fibromyalgia, myositis, tendonitis, bursitis

Answer: (D)

In Ayurveda, pitta is the hot, inflammatory energy of the body. When pitta migrates into the muscle tissue (mamsa), it manifests as inflammation of the soft tissues rather than the joints or nerves. This pattern is described as mamsa gata pitta. The conditions that fit this description are inflammatory issues of muscles and related soft tissues—fibromyalgia, myositis, tendonitis, and bursitis—because they involve painful, tender soft tissues around muscles and tendons, reflecting pitta’s inflammatory nature in mamsa.

Other options describe joint problems or nerve compression (joint degenerative disease, autoimmune joint inflammation, crystal joint inflammation, or nerve entrapment), which don’t align with pitta localized to muscle tissue. So the soft-tissue inflammatory group best matches mamsa gata pitta.