Vegetables · Property-derived

Onion (raw)

Palandu·पलाण्डु

Also called: pyaz, zwiebel, raw onion, salad onion, red onion

How Onion (raw) 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 Onion (raw) on each dosha
Dosha	Suitability	Notes
Vata	Balancing	Calms Vata — favour it when Vata runs high.
Pitta	Use sparingly	Can raise Pitta — go easy when Pitta runs high.
Kapha	Neutral	Broadly neutral for Kapha.

Taste: Sweet, Pungent · Potency: Heating (uṣṇa) · Post-digestive: Pungent · Qualities: Heavy, Slightly Unctuous, Sharp

Raw, the pungency dominates and it is sharply heating — the form most likely to aggravate Pitta.

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