Indian Medicine (Medicin), translated by C. G. Kashikar c10.1.4

c10.1.4

Men with predominance of kapha are intelligent, trustworthy, faithful, truthful, do not utter any disgrace, are patient, grateful, eat pungent, astringent, hot and dry things but only in small quantity, dream of ponds covered with blooming lotuses and clouds, have many sperms and many sons and servants, long arms, a full and broad breast, high forehead, thick and dark hair etc. ( Su. 3.4; AS 2.8; AHr 2.3 ). Increase or decrease of normal doṣas evokes ailing appearances ( Su. 1.15 ). It depends particularly on diet; thus sour food increases pitta, sweet food kapha and pungent food the vāta ( Car 1.27.3 ).