| Sr. |
Picture |
Food Stuff |
Element & its
Proportion |
Taste |
Light / Heavy |
Oily / Dry |
Hot / Cold |
Effect on Constitution |
Some Facts |
| 1 |
 |
Brinjal |
Fire (3)
Air (2)
Water (1) |
Sweet, Bitter |
Light |
Dry |
Hot |
Decreases Kapha,
Vatta, Increases Pitta |
Bigger ones are heavy to digest |
| 2 |
 |
Parwar |
Fire(2)
Ether (2)
Air (2) |
Sweet |
Light |
Oily |
Hot |
Decreases Vatta, Kapha
Increases Pitta |
Kills worms |
| 3 |
 |
Tinda (Roundguard) |
Fire (2)
Water (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Increases Vatta, Kapha,
Decreases Pitta |
|
| 4 |
 |
Bitter guard |
Air (1)
Fire (2) |
Pungent, Astringent |
Light |
Dry |
Hot |
Increases Pitta Decreases Vatta, Kapha |
|
| 5 |
 |
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. |
| 6 |
 |
Bottle guard (Lowki) |
Water (3)
Earth (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Dry |
Very Cold |
Decreases Pitta, Increases Kapha,
Vatta |
|
| 7 |
 |
Cucumber |
Water (2)
Fire (1)
Ether (1) |
Sweet, Pungent, Bitter |
Heavy |
Dry |
Cold |
Increases Vatta, Decreases
Pitta, Kapha |
Avoid in rainy season |
| 8 |
 |
Ghosalam (Ghia tori ) |
Water (3)
Fire (2)
Air (2)
Earth (1) |
Sweet, Astringent |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Decreases Pitta, Kapha
Increases Vatta |
|
| 9 |
 |
Ridge guard (Torai ) |
Water (3)
Air (3
Ether (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Increases Vatta, Decreases
Pitta, Kapha |
|
| 10 |
 |
PumpKin (Red Kohlu) |
Fire (2)
Water (2)
Earth (2)
Air (1) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Increases Kapha, Decreases
Pitta, Vatta |
|
| 11 |
 |
Potato |
Water (2)
Earth (2)
Air (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Dry |
Cold |
Increases Kapha, Vatta |
Without spices increases Vatta |
| 12 |
 |
Sweet Potato (Shakarkand) |
Earth (3)
Water (2) |
Sweet |
Light |
Oily |
Cold |
Decreases Pitta Increases
Vatta, Kapha |
|
| 13 |
 |
Ratalu (kachcha aloo) |
Water (3)
Fire (2) |
Pungent, Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Increases Pitta, Kapha,
Decreases Vatta |
|
| 14 |
 |
Colocasia (Arwi ) |
Earth (2)
Fire (2)
Water (1) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Increases Pitta, Kapha,
Decreases Vatta |
|
| 15 |
 |
Yam (Zimikand) |
Fire (2)
Ether (2)
Air (1) |
Pungent, Astringent |
Light |
Dry |
Hot |
Decreases Vatta, Kapha |
|
| 16 |
 |
Onion (White) |
Water (2)
Earth (2)
Fire (1) |
Sweet |
Light |
Dry |
Cold |
Decreases Vatta, Increases
Kapha, Pitta |
|
| 17 |
 |
Onion (Red) |
Fire (2)
Earth (1)
Ether (1) |
Pungent |
Heavy |
Oily |
Hot |
Decreases vatta, Increases
Pitta, Kapha |
|
| 18 |
 |
Carrot |
Fire (3)
Water (2)
Earth (1) |
Sweet, Astringent |
Light |
Dry |
Hot |
Increases Pitta Decreases
Kapha, Vatta |
|
| 19 |
 |
Radish (Muli - Mogari) |
Fire (3)
Air (2)
Water (1)
Ether (1) |
Pungent |
Heavy |
Dry |
Hot |
Decreases Pitta , Vatta, Kapha |
|
| 20 |
 |
Beetroot (Chukandar) |
Water (2)
Earth (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Increases Pitta, Decreases
Kapha, Vatta |
|
| 21 |
 |
Cabbage (Patta gobi) |
Air (2)
Fire (1)
Ether (1) |
Pungent |
Light |
Dry |
Cold |
Increases Kapha, Vatta, Decreases Pitta |
|
| 22 |
 |
Ladies finger (Bhindi) |
Earth (2)
Air (2)
Fire (1) |
Astringent |
Heavy |
Oily |
Hot |
Increases Vatta, Kapha |
|
| 23 |
 |
Cluster beans (Guar ki phalli) |
Water (3)
Earth (2)
Fire (1) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Dry |
Cold |
Increases Vatta, Kapha Decreases Pitta |
|
| 24 |
 |
Pink beans (Babril,
Valore) |
Earth (2)
Water (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Increases Vatta, Kapha Decreases Pitta |
|
| 25 |
 |
French beans (Fraash bean) |
Earth (2)
Water (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Oily |
Cold |
Decreases Pitta, Increases
Vatta, Kapha |
|
| 26 |
 |
Drumstick (Saijan ki phalli) |
Fire (4)
Earth (3)
Water (2)
Air (2) |
Sweet , Astringent |
Light |
Dry |
Hot |
Decreases Kapha, Pitta, Vatta |
|
| 27 |
 |
Amaranth leaves (Cholai Sag) |
Water (2)
Fire (2)
Earth (2) |
Sweet |
Light |
Dry |
Cold |
Decreases Vatta, Pitta, Kapha |
|
| 28 |
 |
Spinach (Palak) |
Earth (3)
Water (2)
Air (2) |
Sweet |
Heavy |
Dry |
Hot |
Decreases Pitta Increases Vatta, Kapha |
|
| 29 |
 |
Ripe tomato |
Water (2)
Ether (2) |
Sweet and sour |
Light |
Oily |
Hot |
Decreases Vatta, Kapha
Increases Pitta |
Increases blood cells |
