Potato
Potato
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Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Varieties: Mixed (locally sourced)
PlantedFood
Ayurvedic Profile
Dosha Effect
Pacifies Pitta & Vata; increases Kapha
Rasa / Taste
Sweet; Astringent
Virya / Energy
Cooling
Medicinal Actions
Nutritive, demulcent (raw juice traditionally for ulcers)
Why This Plant
"The grounding earth-tuber of the perimeter — Capricorn's reliable, sustaining root. Humble and filling, the potato teaches the security of stored, structural nourishment for the long season."
Cultivation
Plant seed potatoes after frost; hill soil; harvest when tops die back.
Zone: 6a
Safety
Tubers safe cooked. Green parts/sprouts are toxic (solanine).
