by Asaf Feit | Food Index, Vegetables
Watercress belongs to the Brassicaceae family. Raw brassicas contain chemicals (goitrogens) that can block thyroid function. These chemicals are relatively inactivated by steaming or cooking. Watercress is excellent for clearing phlegm conditions from the Kidney and...
by Asaf Feit | Food Index, Vegetables
Plants have the most important job on the planet: they supply the earth with oxygen. Plants also have the capacity to transform light energy from the sun into chemical energy needed by other life forms. Plants can store this vital energy. This stored chemical light...
by Asaf Feit | Food Index, Vegetables
Most commonly used in the West and East to treat various lung-related imbalances. Sliced raw turnip is superior when pungency is needed to disperse lung congestion. Cooking the turnip destroys its mild pungent qualities and the goitrogens it contains; however cooking...
by Asaf Feit | Food Index, Vegetables
Tomatoes have long been subject of controversial debate because they belong to the potentially irritating nightshade family. Tomatoes are wet which increases Kapha and aggravate conditions of catarrh and edema, they are Sour and may increase Pitta and aggravate...
by Asaf Feit | Food Index, Vegetables
Sweet potato is unique among comfort foods for its relative lightness. Unlike other comfort foods, sweet potatoes feel light in the stomach, while still being nourishing. Sweet potato is supportive for digestion and contains ample fiber to encourage good elimination....
by Asaf Feit | Food Index, Vegetables
Summer squashes – zucchini, yellow crookneck – are cool, light and easy to digest. They are perfect for relieving Pitta and summer heat. Adding warm spices, such as cumin, makes them appropriate also for Vata and Kapha. Properties Taste: Sweet Natural...
by Asaf Feit | Food Index, Vegetables
Also called green beans, string beans are among the only beans which do not aggravate Vata. Properties Taste: sweet Natural Attributes: Light, Dry Tissue impact (Vipak): Reducing Thermal impact (Virya): cooling Dosha impact: decreases Pitta and Kapha Digestive impact...
by Asaf Feit | Food Index, Vegetables
Spinach cools and soothes the body, and it is nourishing on behalf of its mineral content. In small amounts, spinach is tolerated by all, and is useful medicinally in the treatment of lung and liver disorders. In large amounts it is aggravating to Vata. It contains...
by Asaf Feit | Food Index, Vegetables
Properties Taste: pungent, bitter Natural Attributes: Dry, Sharp, Penetrating Tissue impact (Vipak): Reducing Thermal impact (Virya): Warming Dosha impact: Increases Pitta, decreases Vata and Kapha Digestive impact (Agni): Easy to digest Channels (Srotas): opens...
by Asaf Feit | Food Index, Vegetables
This humble root vegetable packs more health benefits than you may suspect. By stimulating the flow of bile, radishes are a useful tool for fat digestion, decongesting the gallbladder, and cleansing of both the liver and the blood. Radishes, both common and daikon...
by Asaf Feit | Food Index, Vegetables
The earth element dominates pumpkin, making it heavy, grounding and nutritive. Its mild sedative effect, supported by its magnesium and potassium content, helps reduce tension in the body and relax the muscles. The demulcent qualities of cooked pumpkin coat the...
by Asaf Feit | Food Index, Vegetables
Potatoes reduce inflammations. Their juice is applied externally to heal burns, and is drunk to treat stomach and duodenal ulcers. A demulcent, potatoes are an easy to digest starch for those with nervous indigestion or indigestion related to liver weakness. Potatoes...
