Eggplant (Brinjal)
Warming nightshade; best cooked with spices, reduce in high pitta.
reduces Vataincreases Pittareduces Kapha
Ayurvedic properties
- Rasa (taste): pungent, astringent
- Virya (energy): heating
- Guna (qualities): light, dry
Classical sources
- Charaka Samhita — Sutrasthana 27 — Shaka varga
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