The following are the food items advised for people having kapha constitution:
- Old Wheat
- Barley (Hordeum vulgare)
- Bajra (Pearl millet)
- One-year-old jaggery
- Amaranthus
- Chickpea (Bengal gram)
- Horse gram
- Red gram
- Mung dal (Green gram)
- Moth (Dew gram)
- Masoor (lentil)
- Pea
- Sesame oil
- Mustard oil
- Milk/ghee/curd of goat
Vegetables:
- Pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica)
- Garlic (Allium sativum)
- Bitter gourd
- Eggplant
- Carrot (Daucus carota)
- Cowpea
- Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum)
- Drumstick (Moringa oliefera)
- Elephant root (Amorphophallus campanulatus)
- Beetroot
- Carrot
- Beans
- Cabbage
- Tender radish
- Turnip
- Plantain
- Flat bean
- Drumstick
- Ivy gourd
- Plantain flower
- Plantain steam
- Jeevanti (Leptedania reticulata)
- Pumpkin
- Cauliflower
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Fruits:
- Figs
- Black berry
- Pomegranate
- Lime
- Mulberry
- Betel nut
- Apples
- Apricot
- Pears
- Dry fruits
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Spices:
- King’s cumin
- Pepper
- Dried ginger
- Ginger
- Cardamom
- Bay leaves
- Clove
- Saffron
- Tulasi (Sacred Basil/Holy Basil)
- Coriander seeds
- Spear-Mint/Garden mint
- Green chili
- Garlic
- Turmeric
- Asafetida
Diet restricted for people having kapha constitution:
Food Items
- New Wheat
- Curd
- Butter
- Things made up of cow's and buffalo milk
- Sweets
- Sugar
- New jaggery
- Corn
- Coconut
- Groundnut
Vegetables:
- Cucumber
- Bottle gourd
- Spinach
- Potato
- Ladies finger
- Sweet potato
- White gourd melon
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Fruits:
- Pineapple
- Ripe Mango
- Banana
- Guava
- Water melon
- Coconut
- Jackfruit
- Sugarcane
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Dry Fruits:
- Walnut
- Pista (Pistachio nut)
- Almond
Spices:
- Poppy seeds
- Bay leaves
- Aniseed
- Tamarind
