Herbs For Vata Dosha
oil, honey (not heated) and ghee are the three things that pacify all three doshas.
Vata is characterized as course, dry, cold, non-localized movement, lightness, subtlety to name a few....
so foods that pacify Vata are those with opposite characteristics of Kapha and Pitta foods: sweet foods-which is Kapha predominant (not sugary) but foods like milk, sweet fruit and cooked veggies. Sour foods-which is Pitta predominant...sour fruit (sour melon), fermented beverages and carbonated drinks to name a few. Salt which is Pitta and Kapha predominant also pacifys Vata dosha.
Vata is characterized as course, dry, cold, non-localized movement, lightness, subtlety to name a few....
so foods that pacify Vata are those with opposite characteristics of Kapha and Pitta foods: sweet foods-which is Kapha predominant (not sugary) but foods like milk, sweet fruit and cooked veggies. Sour foods-which is Pitta predominant...sour fruit (sour melon), fermented beverages and carbonated drinks to name a few. Salt which is Pitta and Kapha predominant also pacifys Vata dosha.