Chickpeas
Hearty, drying, astringent legume; reduces Kapha but can aggravate Vata gas.
increases Vatareduces Pittareduces Kapha
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Ayurvedic properties
- Rasa (taste): sweet, astringent
- Virya (energy): cooling
- Guna (qualities): heavy, dry
Classical sources
- Charaka Samhita — Sutrasthana 27 — Shami-dhanya varga (pulses)
- Bhavaprakasha — Nighantu — Dhanya varga
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