legumes

White navy bean – cooked Properties Taste: Sweet Natural Attributes: Heavy, Dry Tissue impact (Vipak): Sweet, mildly nourishing  Thermal impact (Virya): cooling Dosha impact: decrease Kapha and...

Split Dried Pea – cooked Properties Taste: Sweet , Astringent Natural Attributes: Heavy, Dry Tissue impact (Vipak): reducing Thermal impact (Virya): cooling  Dosha impact: decrease Kapha and Pitta,...

Red Kidney bean – cooked Properties Taste: Astringent, Sweet Natural Attributes: Heavy, Dry Tissue impact (Vipak): Sweet, mildly nourishing  Thermal impact (Virya): Neutral Dosha impact: decrease...

Pinto bean – cooked Properties Taste: Astringent, Sweet Natural Attributes: Heavy, Dry Tissue impact (Vipak): Sweet, mildly nourishing  Thermal impact (Virya): mildly cooling Dosha impact: decrease...

Lentils – cooked Properties Taste: Sweet, astringent Natural Attributes: Light, Dry Tissue impact (Vipak): Sweet Thermal impact (Virya): Neutral Dosha impact: Decrease Kapha & Pitta, increase...

Legumes & beans Beans are seeds that grow inside pods. After harvesting, beans are removed from the pod and dried, which account for their hardness. Compared with grains, beans are relatively...

Green Mung bean – cooked In Ayurveda, the green variety of Mung is believed to be suitable for all 3 Doshas. Lighter and easier to digest than most other beans, green mung beans are widely used for...

Chickpea – cooked The driest of all legumes, chickpeas are especially excellent for damp Kapha. Being cool and dry, they need the help of garlic or mustard seeds to warm them, as well as a long time...

Black Mung Bean – cooked Taste: Sweet Natural Attributes: Heavy, Oily Tissue impact (Vipak): Sweet Thermal impact (Virya): heating Dosha impact: Increase Kapha & Pitta, decrease Vata Digestive...

Black eyed Pea – cooked Properties Taste: Sweet, Astringent Natural Attributes: Heavy, Dry Tissue impact (Vipak): Sweet, mildly nourishing  Thermal impact (Virya): cooling Dosha impact: decrease...

Black bean – cooked Black beans are regarded as beneficial for treating Deficient heat signs such as hot flashes, malar flush, and irritability, all related to Kidney Yin Deficiency. For the same...

Adzuki bean – cooked Adzuki beans are known to have originated in China where they are used extensively in traditional medicine. They are a staple in the macrobiotic diet and very popular in Japan....