Split Dried Pea – cooked
Properties
Taste: Sweet , Astringent
Natural Attributes: Heavy, Dry
Tissue impact (Vipak): reducing
Thermal impact (Virya): coolingÂ
Dosha impact: decrease Kapha and Pitta, increase VataÂ
Digestive impact (Agni): hard to digest
Channels (Srotas): opens the channels
Feces: purgative
Urine: diuretic
Strength (Bala):Â removes stagnation and obstruction
Mind (Manas): decrease Tamas
Effect: styptic
Chinese five element impact: Wood Element
Chinese medicine syndromes: move the Qi of the Liver & Colon
Medicinal propertiesÂ
- Blood-circulation-liver: high blood pressure, liver disorders
- Muscles: tumors
- Fat: obesity
- Nervous system: spasms
- Skin: skin disorders, skin eruptions such as carbuncles and boils
- Respiratory system: reduce counter-current qi (vomiting, hiccups, belching, coughing)
- Digestive system: edema, constipation
Harmful: unsuitable for a weak digestion, distension, irritable bowel, nerve disorders