Fruits

FRU IT S

Sr.

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Food Stuff

Element & its Proportion

Taste

Light / Oily Hot / Heavy / Dry Cold

Effect on Constitution

1

Grapes (Big)

Water (3) Fire (2) Air (1)

Sweet, Sour, Astringent

Heavy Oily

Cold

Increases Kapha, Vatta Decreases Pitta

3

Grapes (Black)

Earth (2) Water (2) Air (1)

Sweet, Sour

Heavy Oily

Cold

Decreases Vatta ,Kapha, Pitta

4

Dates

Earth (3) Air (2) Water (2)

Sweet, Astringent Heavy Oily

Cold

Increases Vatta, Decreases Pitta, Kapha

Some Facts

5

Figs

Earth (3) Water (2) Air (1)

Sweet, Astringent Heavy Dry

Cold

Decreases Pitta, Kapha

6

Gooseberry Indian (Amla)

Earth (2) Fire (2) Water (1) Ether (1)

Sweet, Pungent, Bitter, Astringent

Hot

Decreases Pitta, Vatta, Kapha

7

Banana

Water (3) Air (2) Earth (2)

Sweet, Astringent Heavy Oily

Cold

Increases Kapha, Decreases Pitta

8

Guava

Earth (3) Air (2) Water (1)

Sweet, Sour, Astringent

Cold

Increases Kapha, Decreases Pitta, Vatta

Light

Dry

Heavy Oily

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9

Custard apple (Seetaphal)

Water (2) Earth (2) Air (2)

Sweet

Heavy Oily

Cold

Decreases Pitta, Increases Kapha, Vatta

10

Zizyphus (Bade Ber)

Air (2) Earth (1) Fire (1)

Sweet, Sour, Astringent

Heavy

Hot

Decreases Vatta, Pitta, Increases Kapha

11

Jambu fruit (Jamun)

Earth (2) Water (1) Air (1)

Sweet, Sour, Astringent

Heavy Dry

Cold

(In excess) Increases Vatta, Decreases Pitta, Kapha

12

Rayan (Khirni )

Earth (3) Fire (2) Water (2)

Sweet, Astringent Heavy Oily

Cold

Decreases Pitta, Vatta, Kapha

Oily

13

Water chestnut

Air (2) Water (1) Ether (1)

Astringent, Sweet Heavy Oily

Cold

14

Sapota (Chiku)

Water (2) Earth (2)

Sweet

Heavy Oily

Decreases Pitta, Cold Increases Kapha, Vatta

15

Apple

Water (2) Earth (2)

Sweet

Heavy Oily

Decreases Vatta, Cold Pitta, Increases Kapha

16

Pears (Nashpati)

Water (2) Ether (2)

Sweet

Light

Hot

Oily

Decreases Pitta Increases Vatta, Kapha

Decreases Pitta, Kapha, Vatta

17

Orange

Water (2) Ether (1)

Sweet

Heavy Dry

Hot

Decreases Vatta, Increases Pitta, Kapha

18

Lime Sweet (Mausambi)

Water (3) Earth (2)

Sweet

Heavy Oily

Cold

Decreases Vatta, Pitta, Increases Kapha

19

Pomegranate (Anar)

Fire (3) Air (2) Water (1)

Sweet, Sour, Astringent

Light

Hot

Decreases Kapha, Pitta,Vatta

Ripe Mango

Water (3) Earth (2) Air (2) Fire (2)

Sweet, Astringent Heavy Oily

Cold

Increases Pitta Decreases Vatta, Kapha

20

Oily

21

Raw Mango (Raw)

Water (2) Earth (2) Fire (2)

Pungent, Sour, Astringent

Heavy Dry

Hot

Increases Kapha, Pitta, vatta

22

Phalsa (Falsa)

Fire (3) Earth (2) Water (1)

Sour, Sweet

Light

Cold

Decreases Vatta, Kapha, Increases Pitta

23

Mulberry (Shahtoot)

Earth (2) Water (2)

Sweet, Sour, Astringent

Heavy Oily

Hot

Decreases Pitta ,Vatta, Kapha

24

Pine apple (Ananas)

Earth (2) Water (2)

Sweet

Heavy Oily

Cold

Increases Pitta, Kapha

Dry

25

Jack Fruit (Phanas)

Earth (3) Water (2) Air (1)

Sweet, Astringent Light

Hot

Decreases Pitta Increases Vatta, Kapha

26

Ripe Papaya

Water (3) Earth (1)

Sweet

Heavy Oily

Cold

Decreases Pitta Increases Vatta, Kapha

27

Musk Melon (Kharbooja)

Water (3) Earth (2) Fire (1)

Sweet

Heavy Oily

Cold

Decreases Pitta, Vatta, Increases Kapha

28

Water Melon (Tarbuj)

Water (3) Earth (1)

Sweet

Heavy Oily

Cold

Decreases Pitta, Increases Kapha

Oily

29

Sugar cane

Water (3) Earth (2)

Sweet

Heavy Oily

Cold

Decreases Vatta, Pitta, Increases Kapha