Legumes · Classically cited
Gram flour
Also called: besan, chickpea flour, kichererbsenmehl
Ground chickpea — dry and astringent, reducing Pitta and Kapha.
How Gram flour 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 | 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. |
When to go easy
Drying and gas-forming for Vata, as chickpea is.
Classically cited. Directly attested in the classical Ayurvedic corpus.