Field beans (nishpava)

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: निष्पावराजशिम्बीशिम्बी
Hindi: सेमनिष्पावसेम की फलीबल्लार
English: Field beansfield beanhyacinth beannishpava
Romanized: nishpavasem

Ayurvedic properties

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Effect on the doshas: Vata: aggravates

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Field beans (niṣpāva, glossed by the commentary as a kind of sem) are listed among the foods whose use aggravates vāta.
Chapter 3 · p. 39 · v. 55Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Remedies using it

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Nishpava grains with sesame oilतिल तेल के साथ निष्पाव वर्ग के धान्य

Conditions mentioned with it

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

Cervical lymph node swellings (gandamala)गंडमाला Kushtha (chronic skin diseases)कुष्ठ (त्वचा रोग)Sinus tract (nadivrana)नाड़ीव्रण (नासूर)

Organs and systems mentioned

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Bones, joints and cartilageअस्थि, संधि और उपास्थि Eyesआंखें (नेत्र)Immune systemप्रतिरक्षा तंत्र Muscles and connective tissuesमांसपेशियां और संयोजी ऊतक Skinत्वचा Throatगला (कंठ)

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Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल)×1

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Causes of vāta aggravationवात प्रकोप के कारण Unwholesome foods for the kushtha patientकुष्ठी के लिए अपथ्य पदार्थ

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