Is Tamarind good for Vata?

Calms Vata — favour it when Vata runs high. Sour and warming — its sourness settles Vata and lifts a flat dish.

Is Tamarind good for Pitta?

Can raise Pitta — go easy when Pitta runs high. Sour and warming — its sourness settles Vata and lifts a flat dish.

Can raise Kapha — go easy when Kapha runs high. Sour and warming — its sourness settles Vata and lifts a flat dish.

Tamarind has a sour taste and a Heating (uṣṇa) potency (vīrya), with heavy qualities.

Spices · Classically cited

Amlika·अम्लिका

Also called: imli, tamarinde, tamarind paste

Sour and warming — its sourness settles Vata and lifts a flat dish.

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 Tamarind 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	Use sparingly	Can raise Kapha — go easy when Kapha runs high.

Taste: Sour · Potency: Heating (uṣṇa) · Post-digestive: Sour · Qualities: Heavy

Sour and heating: it adds to Pitta, and its heaviness to Kapha.

Tamarind is attested in the Charaka Saṃhitā (Sutrasthana 27) — Amlika is classical and its sour, heating character is consensus..

Classically cited. Directly attested in the classical Ayurvedic corpus.