Brown rice
Heavier, warming whole rice; more grounding but harder to digest.
reduces Vataincreases Pittaincreases Kapha
Media
Ayurvedic properties
- Rasa (taste): sweet
- Virya (energy): heating
- Guna (qualities): heavy
Classical sources
- Charaka Samhita — Sutrasthana 27 — Shuka-dhanya varga (grains)
- Bhavaprakasha — Nighantu — Dhanya varga
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