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Wood apple (kapittha)

कैथ (कपित्थ) · कपित्थ

Limonia acidissima · Rutaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
कपित्थदधित्थग्राहीपुष्पफलमन्मथ
Hindi
कैथकपित्थकबीठकैथा
English
Wood applewood appleelephant applekapittha
Romanized
kapitthakaith
Marathi
कवठ

What the text says

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Properties1

  • Wood apple (kaith) 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.

    Chapter 4 · p. 59 · v. 42-43Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Preparation1

  • The juice of wood-apple fruit is said to kill mercury (make it into bhasma).

    Chapter 24 · p. 570 · v. 5Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Named 14 times on 14 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
Fruit
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
14
Extraction tasks
T03, T27
Record id
ingredient_kapittha