Dairy · Classically cited

Khoa (reduced milk)

Also called: mawa, khoya, milchmasse

Concentrated, sweet and building — very grounding for Vata.

How Khoa (reduced milk) 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 Khoa (reduced milk) on each dosha
DoshaSuitabilityNotes
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.

Taste: Sweet  ·  Potency: Cooling (śīta)  ·  Post-digestive: Sweet  ·  Qualities: Heavy, Oily

When to go easy

Extremely heavy and slow, so it strongly adds to Kapha; heavier than fresh milk.

Classically cited. Directly attested in the classical Ayurvedic corpus.

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