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Foodआहार द्रव्य

Jaggery (guda)

गुड़ (गुड) · गुड

Extracted from the text3 references

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

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
गुडइक्षुविकारपुराणगुड
Hindi
गुड़गुडपुराना गुड़
English
Jaggeryjaggerygurguda
Romanized
gudagudgur
Marathi
गूळ

Ayurvedic properties

Only the qualities the text states are listed. The claims below give each statement with its source.

Effect on the doshas
Kapha: aggravates

What the text says

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

Properties1

  • Jaggery, named by the commentary among the products of sugarcane, is listed among the causes of kapha aggravation.

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

Preparation1

  • Mercury ground with old jaggery is said to become swooned (murcchita).

    Chapter 24 · p. 570 · v. 5Sanskrit verseTraditional description

Contraindications1

  • Jaggery is among the things with which milk is said to cause kushtha (meat, fish, jaggery and black-gram sweets).

    Appendix: Hitahita · p. 629Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Remedies using it

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Bhallataka and haritaki powder with jaggery, for hidden pilesBlack gram flour dish with jaggeryCardamom and asafoetida in milk with ghee and jaggeryCardamom, shilajit and long pepper in jaggery waterCold legume soup with ghee and jaggeryCooling diet for raktapitta and pitta disordersCow milk with jaggery for panduDiet for consumptionJaggery with haritakiJaggery, haritaki, cow urine and iron decoction for kamalaMilk with ghee and jaggeryMustard with jaggery for indigestionOld jaggery with trikatu and trijatakaWholesome food and drink for summer

Given as vehicle or after-drink

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Taken with or after these preparations.

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Questions and answers

Which combinations with milk does the translation say cause kushtha or quick death?

Milk taken with meat, fish, jaggery or sweets made of black gram is said to cause kushtha, and milk used with liquor made from vegetables and jambu fruit is said to kill the fool quickly.

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All references

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Quick facts

Content type
Food
Categories
Sweetener
Source pages with records
3
Pages naming it
3
Extraction tasks
T02, T27, T30
Record id
ingredient_guda