| Picture |
Food Stuff |
Element & its Proportion |
Taste |
Light / Heavy |
Oily / Dry |
Hot / Cold |
Effect on Constitution |
Some Facts |
 Brinjal |
Brinjal |
Fire (3)
Air (2)
Water (1) |
Sweet, Bitter |
Light |
Dry |
Hot |
Decreases Kapha, Vatta, Increases Pitta |
Bigger ones are heavy to digest |
 Parwar |
Parwar |
Fire(2)
Ether (2)
Air (2) |
Sweet |
Light |
Oily |
Hot |
Decreases Vatta, Kapha Increases Pitta |
Kills worms |
 Tinda |
Tinda (Roundguard) |
Fire (2)
Water (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Increases Vatta, Kapha, Decreases Pitta |
|
 Bitter guard |
Bitter guard |
Air (1)
Fire (2) |
Pungent, Astringent |
Light |
Dry |
Hot |
Increases Pitta Decreases Vatta, Kapha |
|
 Golkandra |
Kankoda (Golkandra) |
Fire (3)
Ether (2)
Air (1) |
Bitter |
Light |
Dry |
Hot |
Decreases Vatta, Pitta, Kapha |
For Tridosha and during fever it's very good source. |
 Bottle guard |
Bottle guard (Lowki) |
Water (3)
Earth (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Dry |
Very Cold |
Decreases Pitta, Increases Kapha, Vatta |
|
 Cucumber |
Cucumber |
Water (2)
Fire (1)
Ether (1) |
Sweet, Pungent, Bitter |
Heavy |
Dry |
Cold |
Increases Vatta, Decreases Pitta, Kapha |
Avoid in rainy season |
 Ghia tori |
Ghosalam (Ghia tori ) |
Water (3)
Fire (2)
Air (2)
Earth (1) |
Sweet, Astringent |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Decreases Pitta, Kapha Increases Vatta |
|
 Ridge guard |
Ridge guard (Torai ) |
Water (3)
Air (3
Ether (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Increases Vatta, Decreases Pitta, Kapha |
|
 PumpKin |
PumpKin (Red Kohlu) |
Fire (2)
Water (2)
Earth (2)
Air (1) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Increases Kapha, Decreases Pitta, Vatta |
|
 Potato |
Potato |
Water (2)
Earth (2)
Air (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Dry |
Cold |
Increases Kapha, Vatta |
Without spices increases Vatta |
 Sweet Potato (Shakarkand) |
Sweet Potato (Shakarkand) |
Earth (3)
Water (2) |
Sweet |
Light |
Oily |
Cold |
Decreases Pitta Increases Vatta, Kapha |
|
 Ratalu |
Ratalu (kachcha aloo) |
Water (3)
Fire (2) |
Pungent, Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Increases Pitta, Kapha, Decreases Vatta |
|
 Colocasia |
Colocasia (Arwi ) |
Earth (2)
Fire (2)
Water (1) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Increases Pitta, Kapha, Decreases Vatta |
|
 Yam |
Yam (Zimikand) |
Fire (2)
Ether (2)
Air (1) |
Pungent, Astringent |
Light |
Dry |
Hot |
Decreases Vatta, Kapha |
|
 whiteOnion |
Onion (White) |
Water (2)
Earth (2)
Fire (1) |
Sweet |
Light |
Dry |
Cold |
Decreases Vatta, Increases Kapha, Pitta |
|
 Red Onion |
Onion (Red) |
Fire (2)
Earth (1)
Ether (1) |
Pungent |
Heavy |
Oily |
Hot |
Decreases vatta, Increases Pitta, Kapha |
|
 Carrot |
Carrot |
Fire (3)
Water (2)
Earth (1) |
Sweet, Astringent |
Light |
Dry |
Hot |
Increases Pitta Decreases Kapha, Vatta |
|
 Radish |
Radish (Muli - Mogari) |
Fire (3)
Air (2)
Water (1)
Ether (1) |
Pungent |
Heavy |
Dry |
Hot |
Decreases Pitta , Vatta, Kapha |
|
 Beetroot |
Beetroot (Chukandar) |
Water (2)
Earth (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Increases Pitta, Decreases Kapha, Vatta |
|
 Cabbage |
Cabbage (Patta gobi) |
Air (2)
Fire (1)
Ether (1) |
Pungent |
Light |
Dry |
Cold |
Increases Kapha, Vatta, Decreases Pitta |
|
 Ladies Finger |
Ladies finger (Bhindi) |
Earth (2)
Air (2)
Fire (1) |
Astringent |
Heavy |
Oily |
Hot |
Increases Vatta, Kapha |
|
 Cluster beans |
Cluster beans (Guar ki phalli) |
Water (3)
Earth (2)
Fire (1) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Dry |
Cold |
Increases Vatta, Kapha Decreases Pitta |
|
 Pink beans |
Pink beans (Babril, Valore) |
Earth (2)
Water (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Increases Vatta, Kapha Decreases Pitta |
|
 French beans |
French beans (Fraash bean) |
Earth (2)
Water (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Decreases Pitta, Increases Vatta, Kapha |
|
 Drumstick |
Drumstick (Saijan ki phalli) |
Fire (4)
Earth (3)
Water (2)
Air (2) |
Sweet , Astringent |
Light |
Dry |
Hot |
Decreases Kapha, Pitta, Vatta |
|
 Amaranth leaves |
Amaranth leaves (Cholai Sag) |
Water (2)
Fire (2)
Earth (2) |
Sweet |
Light |
Dry |
Cold |
Decreases Vatta, Pitta, Kapha |
|
 Spinach |
Spinach (Palak) |
Earth (3)
Water (2)
Air (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Dry |
Hot |
Decreases Pitta Increases Vatta, Kapha |
|
 Ripe tomato |
Ripe tomato |
Water (2)
Ether (2) |
Sweet and sour |
Light |
Oily |
Hot |
Decreases Vatta, Kapha Increases Pitta |
Increases blood cells |
