Rajasic Food
Hot, spicy, and fermented foods including pickles and chutneys, as well as most grains and legumes, that make the senses agitated and mind hyperactive.
Rajasic Food and the Mind
Rajasic foods include hot, spicy, and fermented foods such as pickles and chutneys, as well as most grains and legumes. Through the action of pithara agni, they make the senses agitated and the mind hyperactive.
Source: Textbook of Ayurveda: Fundamental Principles, Chapter Four: Agni, The Digestive Fire
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