Dairy · Classically cited
Cream
Santanika·सन्तानिका
Also called: malai, sahne, heavy cream, fresh cream
Rich, sweet and cooling — deeply nourishing and grounding for Vata, soothing for Pitta.
How Cream 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.
| Dosha | Suitability | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Vata | Balancing | Calms Vata — favour it when Vata runs high. |
| Pitta | Balancing | Calms Pitta — favour it when Pitta runs high. |
| Kapha | Use sparingly | Can raise Kapha — go easy when Kapha runs high. |
When to go easy
Very heavy and oily, so it strongly adds to Kapha.
Traditionally balanced with
Classical pairings that make Cream easier to digest or more balancing for the doshas.
In the classical texts
Cream is attested in the Charaka Saṃhitā (Sutrasthana 27) — Unsweetened dairy cream / milk-skin (Santanika); whipped/sweetened cream modelled separately..
Classically cited. Directly attested in the classical Ayurvedic corpus.