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Horse gram (kulattha)

कुलथी (कुलत्थ) · कुलत्थ

Macrotyloma uniflorum · Fabaceae

Extracted from the text2 references

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

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
कुलत्थकुलत्थिकाताम्रबीज
Hindi
कुलथीकुलत्थकुलथखुलथी
English
Horse gramhorse gramkulthikulattha
Romanized
kulatthakulthi
Marathi
कुळीथ

Ayurvedic properties

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

Qualities (guna)
Ushna
Effect on the doshas
Kapha: pacifiesVata: pacifiesPitta: 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.

Properties2

  • Horse-gram soup (kulattha-yūṣa) is listed among the causes of pitta aggravation.

    Chapter 3 · p. 39 · v. 58Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • Horse gram is described as hot, destroying kapha and vata, removing gulma, aṣṭhīlā and enlargement of the liver and spleen, and producing raktapitta (the verse: aggravating pitta and blood).

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

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Named 20 times on 19 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

All references

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Extraction notes

  • Said of horse-gram soup, so no general dosha effect is recorded.

Quick facts

Content type
Food
Categories
Pulse
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
19
Extraction tasks
T02, T03
Record id
ingredient_kulattha