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Orange (naranga)

नारंगी (नारंग) · नारङ्ग

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: नारङ्गनारंगनागरङ्ग
Hindi: नारंगीनारंगसंतरा
English: Orangeorangenaranga
Romanized: naranganarangisantra

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The two kinds of orange (nāraṅga-dvaya) are 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

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Remedies using it

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Use of the sour group with trikatu and salts (unnamed)अम्लवर्ग, त्रिकटु और लवणों का प्रयोग

Conditions mentioned with it

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Conditions named in the preparations that use it, or linked to it directly.

Kapha disordersकफ रोग

Other ingredients used together

12

Count of shared preparations.

Lemon and lime (nimbuka)नींबू (निम्बूक)×1 Cane (vetra)बेंत×1 Chickpea (chanaka)चना (चणक)×1 Citron (matulunga)बिजौरा नींबू (मातुलुंग)×1 Tamarind (tintidika)इमली (तिन्तिडीक)×1 Sour groupअम्लवर्ग×1 Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल)×1 Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव)×1 Black salt (sauvarchala)काला नमक (सौवर्चल)×1 Salt (lavana)नमक (लवण)×1 Vida salt (vida lavana)बिड नमक (विड लवण)×1 Earth salt (audbhida)रेह नमक (औद्भिद)×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

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Plant glossary, letter section न (entries 1–35: नक्त to न्यग्रोध)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, न वर्ग (प्रविष्टि 1–35: नक्त से न्यग्रोध)Plant glossary, ग entries 5–18 (गायत्रिका to गोशीर्ष)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, ग वर्ग प्रविष्टि 5–18 (गायत्रिका से गोशीर्ष)Plant glossary, श section, entries 1–55 (शक्रमर्द to श्वेताम्ली)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, श वर्ग प्रविष्टि 1–55 (शक्रमर्द से श्वेताम्ली)Properties of mango and other sour fruitsआम आदि खट्टे फलों के गुण

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Grains and other foods, their merits and faultsधान्यादिगुणागुणविचार

Plant glossary entries

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गोधूम (गोधूमक)गेंहू नागरसोंठ नारंगगाजर शीरनागरंग

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Sour groupअम्लवर्ग

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Named 7 times on 5 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

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Chapter 4 · p. 59 · v. 42-43

Quick facts

Content type: Food
Categories: Fruit
Source pages with records: 1
Pages naming it: 5
Chapters: Chapter 4
Extraction tasks: T03
Record id: ingredient_naranga