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Classification of Food: Vegetables
Meat | Dairy | Oils | Sweeteners | Legumes | Vegetables | Fruits | Herbs & Spices | Grains | Nuts & Seeds
| Substance | Taste | Heating or Cooling |
Post Digestive Effect |
Properties and Action on Tridosha |
| Vegetables | ||||
| Beet | Sweet | Heating | Sweet | Heavy. Smooth. Relieves Anemia. May Increase Pitta & Kapha When taken in Excess, Decreases Vata. |
| Broccoli | Sweet & Astringent | Cooling | Pungent | Rough, Dry. Increases Vata, Decreases Pitta & Kapha. |
| Cabbage | Sweet & Astringent | Cooling | Pungent | Rough, Dry. Increases Vata, Decreases Pitta & Kapha. |
| Carrot | Sweet, Bitter & Astringent | Cooling | Pungent | Heavy Reduces Hemorrhoids. increases Pitta if Taken in Excess, Reduces Vata & Kapha. |
| Cauliflower | Astringent | Cooling | Pungent | Rough, Dry. Increases Vata, Decreases Pitta & Kapha. |
| Celery | Astringent | Cooling | Pungent | Rough, Dry, Light, Light to Digest. Promotes Gas. increases Vata, Relieves Pitta & Kapha. |
| Cucumber | Sweet & Astringent | Cooling | Sweet | Heavy Increases Kapha, Relieves Vata & Pitta. |
| Lettuce (leafy) | Astringent | Cooling | Pungent | Light, Rough, Watery. Easy to Digest, Creates Lightness in the Body. Promotes Gas if taken in excess. Increases Vata, Relieves Pitta & Kapha. |
| Okra | Sweet & Astringent | Cooling | Pungent | Rough, Slimy. OK for Vata, Pitta & Kapha. |
| Onion (raw) | Pungent | Heating | Pungent | Heavy, Stimulates sex, appetizing, strengthening. Relieves fever when applied externally. Increases Vata & Pitta, Relieves Kapha. |
| Potato (white) | Sweet, Salty & Astringent | Cooling | Sweet | Dry, Rough, Light. Increases Vata, Decreases Pitta & Kapha. |
| Radish | Pungent | Heating | Pungent | Relieves Gas, Promotes Digestion. May Increase Pitta, Decreases Vata & Kapha. |
| Spinach | Astringent | Cooling | Pungent | Rough, Dry. Increases Vata & Pitta, Decreases Kapha. |
| Sprouts (general) | Mildly Astringent | Cooling | Sweet | Light to digest. May aggravate Vata if taken in excess, Good for Pitta & Kapha. |
| Tomato | Sweet & Sour | Heating | Sour | Light, Moist. Increases Vata, Pitta & Kapha. |
| Zucchini | Sweet & Astringent | Cooling | Pungent | Wet, Light. May Increase Kapha, OK for Vata, Relieves Pitta. |
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