| Sr. |
Picture |
Food Stuff |
Element & its
Proportion |
Taste |
Light / Heavy |
Oily / Dry |
Hot / Cold |
Effect on Constitution |
Some Facts |
| 1 |
 |
Moong |
Air (1)
Fire (2) |
Sweet, Astringent |
Light |
Dry |
Cold |
Less increasing Vatta Decreases Pitta, Kapha |
Black moong
is easy to digest; Green moong is the best |
| 2 |
 |
Kideny beans |
Earth
(2)
Air (2) |
Astringent, Sweet |
Heavy |
Dry |
Cold |
Increases Vatta, Pitta, Kapha |
Big kidney
beans increases milk production |
| 3 |
 |
Black gram (Udad) |
Earth (3) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Hot |
Increases Pitta, Decreases Kapha,
Vatta |
|
| 4 |
 |
Lentil (Masoor) |
Earth (2)
Air (1) |
Sweet |
Light |
Dry |
Cold |
Increases Vatta, Decreases
Pitta, Kapha |
|
| 5 |
 |
Red gram (Tuver) |
Earth (2)
Air (2) |
Sweet, Astringent |
Light |
Dry |
Cold |
Decreases Pitta, Kapha, Vatta -slightly, |
|
| 6 |
 |
Chick pea (Chana) |
Earth (2)
Air (2) |
Astringent |
Light |
Dry |
Cold |
Increases Vatta, Decreases
Pitta ,Kapha |
|
 |
Kulathi |
Fire (2) |
Sour |
Light |
Dry |
Hot |
Increases Pitta, Decreases
Kapha, Vatta |
|
| 7 |
 |
Peas |
Air (2)
Earth (2) |
Sweet, slightly astringent |
Light |
Dry |
Cold |
Decreases Kapha, Pitta, Increases Vatta |
Increases Energy, decreases blood
impurities |
 |
Field
bean |
Earth (2)
Air (2) |
Sweet, Astringent |
Heavy |
Dry |
Hot |
Increases Vatta Decreases Pitta, Kapha |
Good for woman. Increases milk production |
