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Foodआहार द्रव्य

Black gram (masha)

उड़द (माष) · माष

Vigna mungo · Fabaceae

Extracted from the text5 references

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

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
माषमासबलाढ्य
Hindi
उड़दमाषउडदउड़द की दाल
English
Black gramblack gramuradmasha
Romanized
mashauradudad
Marathi
उडीद

Ayurvedic properties

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

Taste (rasa)
Sweet (madhura)
Qualities (guna)
PicchilaShitaGuru
Effect on the doshas
Vata: aggravatesKapha: aggravates
Actions
VrishyaBrimhanaMala mutra pravartaka

What the text says

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

Properties3

  • Black gram (māṣa) is listed among the foods whose use aggravates vāta.

    Chapter 3 · p. 39 · v. 55Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • Foods rich in or made with black gram are listed among the causes of kapha aggravation.

    Chapter 3 · p. 39 · v. 59Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • The verse calls black gram slimy, cold and very sweet, aphrodisiac and body-building, heavy in digestion and kapha-producing.

    Chapter 4 · p. 52 · v. 23Sanskrit verseTraditional description

Indications1

  • Black gram is said to check raktapitta, always to move out stool, urine and wind, and to be wholesome for those with consumption (kṣaya).

    Chapter 4 · p. 53 · v. 23Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Contraindications1

  • Sweets made of black gram (urad) taken with milk are said to cause kushtha.

    Appendix: Hitahita · p. 629Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Where else is this mentioned?

Named 24 times on 20 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

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.

Detailed answer and sources
Which senses does the glossary give for माष?

उड़द (black gram), a weight whose size differs between authorities, and the disease मशक.

Detailed answer and sources

All references

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

Extraction notes

  • Black gram is also listed among the causes of vāta aggravation on the same page (verse 55).

Quick facts

Content type
Food
Categories
Pulse
Source pages with records
4
Pages naming it
20
Extraction tasks
T02, T03, T30
Record id
ingredient_masha