Is Clove good for Kapha?

Calms Kapha — favour it when Kapha runs high. Sharp and aromatic — a strong digestive and breath-freshener that cuts Kapha.

What are the Ayurvedic properties of Clove?

Clove has a pungent, bitter taste and a Cooling (śīta) potency (vīrya), with light, sharp qualities.

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Clove

Q: Is Clove good for Vata?

Broadly neutral for Vata. Sharp and aromatic — a strong digestive and breath-freshener that cuts Kapha.

Q: Is Clove good for Pitta?

Broadly neutral for Pitta. Sharp and aromatic — a strong digestive and breath-freshener that cuts Kapha.

Lavanga·लवङ्ग

Also called: laung, nelke, cloves

Sharp and aromatic — a strong digestive and breath-freshener that cuts Kapha.

How Clove 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 Clove on each dosha
Dosha	Suitability	Notes
Vata	Neutral	Broadly neutral for Vata.
Pitta	Neutral	Broadly neutral for Pitta.
Kapha	Balancing	Calms Kapha — favour it when Kapha runs high.

Taste: Pungent, Bitter · Potency: Cooling (śīta) · Post-digestive: Pungent · Qualities: Light, Sharp

In the classical texts

Clove is attested in the Charaka Saṃhitā (Sutrasthana 27) — Lavanga is classical. The COOLING virya is the field to confirm — it is the classical description but contradicts the pungent taste..

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

How Clove affects your doshas

In the classical texts

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