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Foodआहार द्रव्य

Sugar (sharkara, sita)

शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता) · शर्करा

Extracted from the text2 references

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

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
शर्करासिताखण्डमत्स्यण्डिका
Hindi
शक्करशर्करासिताचीनीमिश्रीखांडबूरा
English
Sugarsugarcandy sugarrock sugarsharkara
Romanized
sharkarashakkarcheenimishri
Marathi
साखर

Ayurvedic properties

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

Taste (rasa)
Sweet (madhura)
Effect on the doshas
Kapha: aggravates

What the text says

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

Properties2

  • Sugar, named by the commentary among the products of sugarcane, is listed among the causes of kapha aggravation.

    Chapter 3 · p. 39 · v. 59Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • The translation gives sweetness (madhuratva) as the quality of sugar, as an example of a quality that has no further quality.

    Appendix: Hitahita · p. 625Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Remedies using it

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Black sesame with bhringaraja leavesCooling ghee and trivrit purgation in pitta-type udaraDrinking goat's milkGhee drunk with sugar in pitta disordersGuduchi decoction with sugarHaritaki with sugarLicorice powder with sugarMilk with licorice powder and sugarNasal dose of fragrant drugs with sugarRoasted chickpeas with black pepperSugarcane juice with sugar for blistering poxSugared ghee taken with milkSugared ghee with cow's milk milked straight into the pailTrikatu with sugar for panduTriphala licked with ghee and sugar for panduWholesome diet in pitta-type abhishyanda (gruel)Wholesome food and drink for autumnWholesome food and drink for the rains

Given as vehicle or after-drink

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Taken with or after these preparations.

Amalaki and gokshura powder for injury and wasting coughAntidote for mandali snake poisonAphrodisiac rice, black gram and sesame cakesBlack sesame with bhringaraja leavesBrāhmī and other rasāyanaCooling ghee and trivrit purgation in pitta-type udaraDushivishari agada (antidote for latent poison)Formula that destroys pitta-type stoneGhee cooked in a lotus and liquorice decoctionGhee drunk with sugar in pitta disordersGuduchi decoction with sugarHaritaki with sugarJujube and amalaki kernel powderKalpa of fruit-shaped stones (pashanabheda)Kapikacchvadi powderNavayasa powderNeem, guduchi, red sandal and nut grass decoctionNourishing kalpa

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 91 times on 65 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

All references

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

Quick facts

Content type
Food
Categories
Sweetener
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
65
Extraction tasks
T02, T30
Record id
ingredient_sharkara