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Principleसिद्धांत

Astringent taste (kashaya)

कषाय रस (कसैला) · कषायरस

Extracted from the text2 references

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
कषायरस
Hindi
कषाय रसकसैलाकषायला
English
Astringent tasteastringent tastekashaya
Romanized
kashaya

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Causes1

  • Astringent vegetables are listed among the causes of vāta aggravation.

    Chapter 3 · p. 39 · v. 55Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Treatment principle1

  • The astringent group of medicines, with the dry, pungent and bitter, is recommended for reducing the stout body.

    Chapter 3 · p. 34 · v. 43Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 20 times on 14 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Quick facts

Content type
Principle
Categories
Taste (rasa)
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
14
Chapters
Chapter 3
Extraction tasks
T02
Record id
concept_rasa_kashaya