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Classification of Food: Grains
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 |
| Grains | ||||
| Barley | Sweet & Astringent | Cooling | Sweet | Light. Diuretic. Increases Vata, Decreases Pitta & Kapha. |
| Basmati Rice | Sweet | Cooling | Sweet | Light, Soft, Smooth, Nourishing. Decreases Vata & Pitta. OK for Kapha in small quantity. |
| Brown Rice | Sweet | Heating | Sweet | Heavy, Increases Pitta & Kapha, Decreases Vata. |
| Buckwheat | Sweet & Astringent | Heating | Sweet | Light & Dry. Increases Vata & Pitta, Decreases Kapha. |
| Corn (yellow) | Sweet | Heating | Sweet | Light, Dry Increases Vata & Pitta, Reduces Kapha. |
| Millet | Sweet | Heating | Sweet | Light, Dry. Increases Vata & Pitta, Decreases Kapha. |
| Oats (dry) | Sweet | Heating | Sweet | Heavy Dry Oats Increase Vata & Pitta, Reduces Kapha. Cooked Oats increase Kapha, Reduce Vata & Pitta. |
| Rye | Sweet & Astringent | Heating | Sweet | Light, Dry. Increases Vata & Pitta, Reduces Kapha. |
| Wheat | Sweet | Cooling | Sweet | Heavy Increases Kapha, Reduces Vata & Pitta. |
| White Rice (polished) | Sweet | Cooling | Sweet | Light, Soft, Smooth. Little nutrient value. OK for Kapha in small quantity Reduces Vata & Pitta. |
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