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Guidelines
for Basic
Constituti
onal Types
NOTE: Guidelines provided
in this table are general.
Specific adjustments for
individual requirements may
need to be made,
e.g., food allergies, strength
of agni, season of the year
and degree of dosha
predominance or
aggravation.

FRUITS

VATA
AVOID
Generally
most
dried fruit
Apples
(raw)
Cranberrie
s
Dates
(dry)
Figs (dry)
Pears
Persimmo
ns
Pomegran
ates
Raisins
(dry)
Prunes
(dry)

FAVOR
Generally
most
sweet fruit
Apples
(cooked)
Applesauce
Apricots
Avocado
Bananas
Berries
Cherries
Coconut
Dates
(fresh)

Watermelo
n

VEGETABLES

Generally
frozen,
raw or
dried
vegetable
s
Artichoke
Beet
greens**
Bitter
melon
Broccoli
Brussels
sprouts
Burdock

Figs (fresh)
Grapefruit
Grapes
Kiwi
Lemons
Limes
Mangoes
Melons
Oranges
Papaya
Peaches
Pineapple
Plums
Prunes
(soaked)
Raisins
(soaked)
Rhubarb
Strawberrie
s
Tamarind
In general,
vegetables
should
be cooked
Asparagus
Beets
Cabbage*
(cooked)
Carrots
Cauliflower*

root
Cabbage
(raw)
Cauliflowe
r (raw)
Celery
Corn
(fresh)**
Dandelion
greens
Eggplant
Horseradis
h**
Kale
Kohlrabi
Mushroom
s
Olives,
green
Onions
(raw)
Peas (raw)
Peppers,
sweet &
hot
Potatoes,
white
Prickly
pear
(fruit &
leaves)
Radish
(raw)
Squash,
winter

Cilantro
Cucumber
Daikon
radish*
Fennel
(Anise)
Garlic
Green
beans
Green
chilies
Jerusalem
artichoke*
Leafy
greens*
Leeks
Lettuce*
Mustard
greens*
Okra
Olives,
black
Onions
(cooked)*
Parsley*
Parsnip
Peas
(cooked)
Potatoes,
sweet

VEGETAB
LES

Tomatoes
(cooked)**
Tomatoes
(raw)
Turnips

Pumpkin
Radishes
(cooked)*

Wheat
grass,
sprouts

Spaghetti
squash*
Spinach
(cooked)*
Spinach
(raw)*
Sprouts*
Squash,
summer
Taro root
Turnip
greens*
Watercress
Zucchini
Rutabaga
Spaghetti
squash*
Spinach
(cooked)*
Spinach
(raw)*
Sprouts*
Squash,
summer
Taro root
Turnip
greens*
Watercress
Zucchini

VEGETABLES

Turnips
Wheat
grass,
sprouts

HERBAL TEAS

Burdock

Rutabaga

Chrysanth

Cinnamo
n**
Cornsilk
Dandelio
n
Ginseng
Hibiscus
Hops**
Jasmine*
*
Lemon
balm**
Mormon
tea
Nettle**
Passion
flower**
Red
clover**
Red
Zinger**
Violet**
Yarrow
Yerba
Mate**

emum*
Clove
Comfrey
Elder
Flower
Eucalyptu
s
Fennel
Fenugreek
Ginger
(fresh)
Hawthorne
Juniper
berry
Kukicha*
Lavender
Lemon
grass
Licorice
Marshmall
ow
Oat straw
Orange
peel
Pennyroya
l
Peppermin
t
Raspberry
*
Rosehips
Saffron
Sage

Sarsaparill
a
Sassafras
Spearmint
Strawberr
y*
Wintergre
en*

SPICES

All spices
are good
Ajwan
Allspice
Almond
extract
Anise
Asafoetida
(hing)
Basil
Bay leaf
Black
pepper
Caraway
Cardamo
m
Cayenne*
Cinnamon
Cloves
Coriander
Cumin
Dill
Fennel
Fenugreek
*
Garlic

Ginger
Marjoram
Mint
Mustard
seeds
Nutmeg
Orange
peel
Oregano
Paprika
Parsley
Peppermin
t
Pippali
Poppy
seeds
Rosemary
Saffron
Salt
Savory
Spearmint
Star anise