Is Spinach good for Vata?

Can raise Vata — go easy when Vata runs high. Light, cooling and astringent — suits Pitta heat and Kapha heaviness.

Is Spinach good for Pitta?

Calms Pitta — favour it when Pitta runs high. Light, cooling and astringent — suits Pitta heat and Kapha heaviness.

Calms Kapha — favour it when Kapha runs high. Light, cooling and astringent — suits Pitta heat and Kapha heaviness.

Spinach has a astringent, sweet taste and a Cooling (śīta) potency (vīrya), with light, dry, rough qualities.

Vegetables · Property-derived

Palakya·पालक्य

Also called: palak, spinat, saag

Light, cooling and astringent — suits Pitta heat and Kapha heaviness.

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 Spinach on each dosha
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.

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

Rough and drying, so it unsettles Vata, particularly raw.

Cooked with ghee and spices rather than eaten raw makes it far friendlier to Vata.

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