Grains
|
FOOD |
VIRAYA |
VIPAK |
ACTION ON DOSHA |
ACTION ON VPK |
|
|
Amaranth |
Sweet, Astringent |
Cooling |
Pungent |
Light |
|
|
Barley |
Sweet |
Cooling |
Sweet |
Light, Diuretic |
|
|
Buckwheat |
Astringent |
Heating |
Sweet |
Heavy |
|
|
Corn |
Sweet |
Heating |
Sweet |
Dry, Light |
|
|
Durham flour |
Sweet, Astringent |
Cooling |
Sweet |
Light |
|
|
Millet |
Sweet |
Heating |
Sweet |
Dry, Light |
|
|
Oat Bran |
Astringent, Sweet |
Cooling |
Sweet |
Rough, Dry, Light |
|
|
Oats, dry |
Sweet |
Heating |
Sweet |
Heavy |
|
|
Oats, cooked |
Sweet |
Cooling |
Sweet |
Heavy |
|
|
Pancakes (wheat) |
Sweet |
Cooling |
Sweet |
Heavy, Unctuous |
|
|
Pasta |
Astringent |
Cooling |
Sweet |
Heavy, Soft |
|
|
Quuinoa |
Sweet |
Heating |
Sweet |
Heavy |
|
|
Rice, Basmati |
Sweet |
Cooling |
Sweet |
Light, soft, Wholesome |
|
|
Rice, Brown |
Sweet |
Heating |
Sweet |
Heavy |
|
|
Rice Cakes |
Astringent, Sweet |
Cooling |
Sweet |
Drying, Light |
|
|
Rice, White |
Sweet |
Cooling |
Sweet |
Holds Water, Soft |
|
|
Rye |
Astringent |
Heating |
Pungent |
Dry, Light |
|
|
Sago |
Astringent, Sweet |
Cooling |
Sweet |
Drying, Light |
|
|
Seitan |
Sweet |
Heating |
Sweet |
Heating, Light |
|
|
Spelt |
Pungent, Astringent |
Heating |
Pungent |
Light, Dry |
|
|
Tapioca |
Astringent, Sweet |
Cooling |
Sweet |
Drying, Light |
|
|
Wheat |
Sweet |
Cooling |
Sweet |
Heavy, Unctuous, Laxative |
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