Is Cabbage good for Vata?

Can raise Vata — go easy when Vata runs high. Light, dry and astringent — reduces both Pitta heat and Kapha heaviness.

Is Cabbage good for Pitta?

Calms Pitta — favour it when Pitta runs high. Light, dry and astringent — reduces both Pitta heat and Kapha heaviness.

Calms Kapha — favour it when Kapha runs high. Light, dry and astringent — reduces both Pitta heat and Kapha heaviness.

Cabbage has a astringent, sweet taste and a Cooling (śīta) potency (vīrya), with light, dry, rough qualities.

Vegetables · Property-derived

Also called: patta gobhi, kohl, weißkohl, weisskohl, white cabbage

Light, dry and astringent — reduces both Pitta heat and Kapha heaviness.

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 Cabbage on each dosha
Dosha	Suitability	Notes
Vata	Use sparingly	Can raise Vata — go easy when Vata runs high.
Pitta	Balancing	Calms Pitta — favour it when Pitta runs high.
Kapha	Balancing	Calms Kapha — favour it when Kapha runs high.

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

Rough, drying and gas-forming: among the harder vegetables for Vata.

Cooked with oil and warming spices; raw or lightly cooked it is notably gas-forming.

Classical pairings that make Cabbage easier to digest or more balancing for the doshas.

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