Banana (ripe)
Sweet, heavy, grounding fruit; nourishing for Vata, heavy for Kapha.
reduces Vataneutral for Pittaincreases Kapha
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Ayurvedic properties
- Rasa (taste): sweet (sour when unripe)
- Virya (energy): heating
- Guna (qualities): heavy, unctuous
Classical sources
- Charaka Samhita — Sutrasthana 27 — Phala varga (fruits)
- Bhavaprakasha — Nighantu — Phala varga
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