| Picture |
Food Stuff |
Element & its Proportion |
Taste |
Light / Heavy |
Oily / Dry |
Hot / Cold |
Effect on Constitution |
Some Facts |
 cereals |
Wheat |
Water (2)
Earth (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Decreases Vatta, Pitta Increases Kapha |
New wheat increases ama (acid), old wheat decreases kapha |
 Barley |
Barley |
Earth (2)
Fire (2) |
Sweet, Pungent, Astringent |
Heavy |
Dry |
Cold |
Increases Vatta Decreases Pitta, Kapha |
Reduces body fat and increases passing urine |
 Rice |
Rice |
Earth (2)
Water (2)
Fire (2) |
Sweet |
Light |
Oily |
Cold |
Decreases Vatta, Pitta New increases Kapha |
Decreases burning sensation in the body increases passing urine |
 Bajra |
Bajra |
Earth (2)
Air (1) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Dry |
Hot |
Increases Vatta, Pitta Decreases Kapha |
Heavy to digest |
 jowar |
Jowar |
Earth (2)
Air (2) |
Sweet, Astringent |
Light |
Dry |
Cold |
Decreases Vatta, Pitta Sometimes increases Kapha |
Good in diabetes |
 ragi |
Ragi |
-
Air (2) |
Sweet, Bitter, Astringent |
Light |
Dry |
Cold |
Sometimes increases Vatta |
- |
 corn |
Corn |
- |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Sometimes increases Vatta |
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