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Lemon and lime (nimbuka)

नींबू (निम्बूक) · निम्बूक

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
निम्बूकजम्बीरजम्भीरदन्तशठनिम्बू
Hindi
नींबूनिम्बूकनीबूकागजी नींबूजंभीरी
English
Lemon and limelemonlimenimbuka
Romanized
nimbukanimbuneembu
Marathi
लिंबू

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  • Lemon, named in the commentary, is 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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Named 9 times on 7 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

Which senses does the glossary give for अग्नि?

चित्रक and लाल चित्रक, भिलावा, नींबू, सोना, केशर and पित्त, among others.

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Content type
Food
Categories
Fruit
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
7
Chapters
Chapter 4
Extraction tasks
T03
Record id
ingredient_nimbuka