Green gram soup is said to remove fever, to increase vata (the commentary's rendering of अनिलाढ्य), and to destroy raktapitta and kapha; prepared with fats such as ghee or oil it also calms vata and bodily burning, and it is praised as good for all the doshas.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- मुद्गयूष
- Hindi
- मूंग का यूष
- English
- Green gram soup (mudga yusha)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Green gram (mudga)मूंग (मुद्ग) | मुद्ग / मुeयूष | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घी (स्नेहसंस्कार) | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तेल (स्नेहसंस्कार) | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Fats such as ghee or oil may be added (sneha-saṃskāra), which changes its effect on vata.
यदि वह संस्कृत हो अर्थात् घी, तेल, आदि से युक्त हो तो वायु को भी शमन करता है
How it is used
Indicated for, as the text says
- Fever (jvara)(जवर)
- Bleeding disorder (raktapitta)(रक्रपित्त)
- Kapha disorders(कफ)
- Burning sensation (daha)(शरीर दाह)
Effect on the doshas, as stated
Kapha: pacifies
वह जवर को दूर करने वाला है। वातवृद्दि करने वाला है, रक्रपित्त अैर कफ को दूर करने वाला है। यदि वह संस्कृत हो अर्थात् घी, तेल, आदि से युक्त हो तो वायु को भी शमन करता है एवं शरीर दाह को शमन करता है,Source wording as converted, Chapter 5 · p. 66 · v. 19.All references
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Extraction notes
- Plain soup is said to increase vata, but with fat it calms vata, so no single vata value is given.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Remedy
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 5
- Extraction tasks
- T03
- Record id
- remedy_mudga_p138_1