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Foodआहार द्रव्य

Marisha greens

मरसा · मारिष

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
मारिष
Hindi
मरसामारिषशाक
English
Marisha greens

Ayurvedic properties

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

Qualities (guna)
ShitaGuru
Effect on the doshas
Kapha: aggravatesPitta: pacifiesVata: aggravates
Actions
VrishyaMala pravartaka

What the text says

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Properties2

  • Māriṣa (मरसा) shoots close the list of sprout vegetables described as cold, kapha-producing, strongly aphrodisiac, heavy, pitta-calming, removing heat of the blood, clearing the bowels and slightly provoking vata.

    Chapter 4 · p. 55 · v. 30Hindi commentaryTraditional description

  • Māriṣa (मरसा in the commentary; the verse word appears to be bāṣpa) is named among greens that provoke kapha.

    Chapter 4 · p. 56 · v. 31Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Properties of bamboo shoots and other sproutsProperties of jīvantī and other greens

Course sessions

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Grains and other foods, their merits and faults

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 4 times on 3 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Extraction notes

  • Not mapped to ingredient_tanduliya, whose lexicon aliases include अल्पमारिष; the commentary glosses only मरसा.

Quick facts

Content type
Food
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
3
Chapters
Chapter 4
Extraction tasks
T03
Record id
ingredient_marisha