Peas
Although botanically they are defined as fruit, sweet peas behave like the legumes they so closely resemble: cool, heavy, sweet and astringent. Their naturally cooling properties are soothing to Pitta. For Vata, they are better served spiced, else they could stimulate gas.
Properties
Taste: sweet, astringent
Natural Attributes: heavy, dry
Tissue impact (Vipak): reducing
Thermal impact (Virya): cooling Â
Dosha impact: Increases Vata, decreases Pitta and Kapha
Digestive impact (Agni): hard to digest
Channels (Srotas): open
Feces: improves bowel movement; mildly laxative
Urine: diuretic
Strength (Bala): clears congestionand obstruction
Mind (Manas):Â Sattvic
Effect: galactagogue, nutritive, anti-inflammatory, Â
Chinese five element impact: Wood
Chinese medicine syndromes: Move Liver QiÂ
Medicinal propertiesÂ
- Blood-circulation-liver: edema
- Skin: eruptions such as boils and carbuncles
- Respiratory system: hiccups, cough
- Digestive system: vomiting, belching, spasms, constipation
Harmful for: flatulence