Animal foods · Property-derived

Egg

Also called: anda, ei, eggs, chicken egg

Rich and building — grounding and strengthening for Vata.

How Egg 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 Egg on each dosha
DoshaSuitabilityNotes
Vata Balancing Calms Vata — favour it when Vata runs high.
Pitta Use sparingly Can raise Pitta — go easy when Pitta runs high.
Kapha Use sparingly Can raise Kapha — go easy when Kapha runs high.

Taste: Sweet  ·  Potency: Heating (uṣṇa)  ·  Post-digestive: Sweet  ·  Qualities: Heavy, Oily

When to go easy

Heating and heavy: it adds to Pitta and Kapha, and is slow to digest, especially fried.

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

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