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Principleसिद्धांत

Pungent taste (katu)

कटु रस (चरपरा) · कटुरस

Extracted from the text3 references

Built from passages of the source by the curated extraction. Pending human review.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
कटुरसकटुऊषण
Hindi
कटु रसचरपरातीखा
English
Pungent tastepungent tastekatu
Romanized
katu

What the text says

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

Definition1

  • A footnote to verse 40 notes that the word katu can stand for both the pungent and the bitter taste.

    Chapter 5 · p. 71 · v. 40FootnoteTraditional description

Causes1

  • Excessive use of pungent things is listed among the causes of pitta aggravation.

    Chapter 3 · p. 39 · v. 57Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Treatment principle1

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

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

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 21 times on 15 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

Which after-drink goes with astringent fruits and vegetables, and which with sweet foods?

A sweet after-drink with astringent fruits and tuber and leaf vegetables, and a pungent one with plainly sweet foods.

Detailed answer and sources

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
3
Pages naming it
15
Extraction tasks
T02, T03
Record id
concept_rasa_katu