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Chickpea (chanaka)

चना (चणक) · चणक

Cicer arietinum · Fabaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
चणकहरिमन्थ
Hindi
चनाचणकचनेबेसनभुने चने
English
Chickpeachickpeabengal gramgramchana
Romanized
chanakachana
Marathi
हरभरा

What the text says

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Classification1

  • Chickpea is named as an example of the pulses (dvidala), described as dry, cooling, astringent-sweet, binding and vata-increasing.

    Chapter 4 · p. 52 · v. 22Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Properties1

  • Chickpea leaves (verse caṇaka; commentary मछीचना) are listed among leaf vegetables said to remove pitta, increase kapha, give strength and suit those with blood disorders.

    Chapter 4 · p. 57 · v. 34Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Named 8 times on 7 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

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Quick facts

Content type
Food
Categories
Pulse
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
7
Chapters
Chapter 4
Extraction tasks
T03
Record id
ingredient_chanaka