Legumes · Property-derived

Kidney beans

Also called: rajma, red kidney beans, kidneybohnen

How Kidney beans 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 Kidney beans on each dosha
DoshaSuitabilityNotes
Vata Use sparingly Can raise Vata — go easy when Vata runs high.
Pitta Neutral Broadly neutral for Pitta.
Kapha Use sparingly Can raise Kapha — go easy when Kapha runs high.

Taste: Sweet, Astringent  ·  Potency: Cooling (śīta)  ·  Post-digestive: Pungent  ·  Qualities: Heavy, Dry

When to go easy

Heavy AND dry — slow to digest, gas-forming for Vata and heavy for Kapha.

Best time to eat it

Time of day: Midday

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

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