Vegetables · Property-derived

Bok choy

Also called: pak choi, chinese cabbage, pak choy

A light, watery leaf — cooling for Pitta and lightening for Kapha, especially stir-fried.

How Bok choy affects your doshas

In Ayurveda a food's effect depends on your constitution. This is the lens the app uses to suggest what to favour and ease off.

Effect of Bok choy on each dosha
DoshaSuitabilityNotes
Vata Neutral Broadly neutral for Vata.
Pitta Balancing Calms Pitta — favour it when Pitta runs high.
Kapha Balancing Calms Kapha — favour it when Kapha runs high.

Taste: Sweet, Astringent  ·  Potency: Cooling (śīta)  ·  Post-digestive: Pungent  ·  Qualities: Light, Moist

When to go easy

Like other brassicas it can be a little gas-forming for Vata raw.

Property-derived. Not directly cited classically — classified from its taste, potency and qualities. Weigh it accordingly.

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