| Sr. |
Picture |
Food Stuff |
Element & its
Proportion |
Taste |
Light / Heavy |
Oily / Dry |
Hot / Cold |
Effect on Constitution |
Some Facts |
| 1 |
 |
Wheat |
Water (2)
Earth (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Decreases
Vatta, Pitta Increases
Kapha |
New wheat increases ama (acid),
old wheat decreases
kapha |
| 2 |
 |
Barley |
Earth (2)
Fire (2) |
Sweet, Pungent, Astringent |
Heavy |
Dry |
Cold |
Increases Vatta Decreases Pitta, Kapha |
Reduces body
fat and increases passing urine |
| 3 |
 |
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 |
| 4 |
 |
Bajra |
Earth (2)
Air (1) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Dry |
Hot |
Increases
Vatta, Pitta Decreases Kapha |
Heavy to digest |
| 5 |
 |
Jowar |
Earth (2)
Air (2) |
Sweet,
Astringent |
Light |
Dry |
Cold |
Decreases
Vatta, Pitta Sometimes increases
Kapha |
Good in diabetes |
| 6 |
 |
Ragi |
-
Air (2) |
Sweet, Bitter,
Astringent |
Light |
Dry |
Cold |
Sometimes increases Vatta |
- |
| 7 |
 |
Corn |
- |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Sometimes increases Vatta |
- |
