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Foodआहार द्रव्य

Lentil (masura)

मसूर (मसूर) · मसूर

Lens culinaris · Fabaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
मसूरमङ्गल्य
Hindi
मसूरमसूर की दाल
English
Lentillentilred lentilmasura
Romanized
masuramasoor
Marathi
मसूर

Ayurvedic properties

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Qualities (guna)
Shita
Effect on the doshas
Vata: aggravates

What the text says

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Classification1

  • Lentil (masūra) is named among the five lavaṇī plants growing by the sea, said to remove vata, produce kapha, pitta and blood, cause wasting, digest with difficulty and suit urinary stone and urinary disorders.

    Chapter 4 · p. 57 · v. 36Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Where else is this mentioned?

Named 15 times on 13 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
Pulse
Source pages with records
3
Pages naming it
13
Extraction tasks
T02, T03
Record id
ingredient_masura