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Principleसिद्धांत

Salty taste (lavana)

लवण रस (नमकीन) · लवणरस

Extracted from the text2 references

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

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
लवणरस
Hindi
लवण रसनमकीन
English
Salty tastesalty tastelavana
Romanized
lavana

What the text says

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

Causes2

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

    Chapter 3 · p. 39 · v. 57Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • Salty foods are also listed among the causes of kapha aggravation.

    Chapter 3 · p. 39 · v. 59Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 16 times on 11 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
1
Pages naming it
11
Chapters
Chapter 3
Extraction tasks
T02
Record id
concept_rasa_lavana