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Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- जीव
- Hindi
- जीव
- English
- Jiva
Ayurvedic properties
Only the qualities the text states are listed. The claims below give each statement with its source.
- Taste (rasa)
- Sour (amla)
- Qualities (guna)
- GuruSnigdhaTikshna
- Effect on the doshas
- Vata: pacifiesPitta: aggravatesKapha: aggravates
- Actions
- LalakaraMala shodhana
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
Jīva, not further explained, is listed among very sour fruits said to pacify vata, provoke blood, produce pitta and kapha, be heavy and unctuous, cause salivation, cleanse impurities and be sharp.
Safety
- Identity uncertain. The name could refer to more than one plant, so no botanical identity is asserted.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
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All references
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Food
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 4
- Extraction tasks
- T03
- Record id
- ingredient_jiva