Hakim Chishti in his classic work, sets out the metabolic values of foods:
Heating (Garmi) Foods
Meat: lamb, liver, chicken, goose, duck, eggs, goat (male)
Dairy products: sheep’s milk, cream cheese, cream, clarified butter (ghee)
Vegetables and Beans: asparagus, beet, radish, onion, mustard greens, kidney beans, leek, eggplant, chick peas, red pepper, green pepper, carrot seed, squash, turnip, parsley
Fruits: peach, plum, lime, lemon, rhubarb, banana, red raisins, green raisins, dates, figs, olive, ripe grapes, all dried fruit
Seeds and Nuts: sesame, almond, pistachio, apricot kernels, walnut, pine nuts
Grains: thin-grain rice, basmati rice, wheat
Oils: sesame oil, corn oil, castor oil, mustard oil
Beverages: black tea, milk
Herbs: basil, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, coriander, cumin, fenugreek, garlic, ginger, marjoram, mint, celery seed, anise seed, rue, saffron, garam masala (blend), curry powder (blend), senna, frankincense, mustard
Other: vermicelli, honey, rock candy, all sweet things, salt, all modern medicine
Cooling (Sardi) Foods
Meat: rabbit, goat (female), beef
Fish: all fish, in general
Dairy Products: cow’s milk, mother’s milk, goat’s milk, butter, buttermilk, dried cheeses, margarine
Vegetables and beans: lettuce, celery, sprouts (general), zucchini, spinach, cabbage, okra, cauliflower, broccoli, white potato, sweet potato, carrot, cucumber, soybeans, tomato, turnip, peas, beans (general)
Fruits: apple, melons (general), mulberries, peach, pear, coconut, fig, pomegranate, apricot, orange, carob
Seeds and nuts: none
Grains: brown rice, thick grain rice, barley, lentils
Oils: sunflower oil, coconut oil
Beverages: green tea, coffee
Herbs: coriander (dry), drill, henna, thyme, rose, jasmine
Other: refined sugar, vinegar, bitter things, sour things, truffles, water