Properties of black gram and rājamāṣa

Black gram is described as slimy, cold, very sweet, aphrodisiac and body-building, heavy to digest and kapha-producing; it checks raktapitta, moves stool, urine and wind, and is always best for those with consumption (śoṣa). Rājamāṣa (glossed रमास) is said to produce only vata and kapha.