Properties of the five bṛhatīs; brinjal

The five bṛhatīs—kaṇṭakārī (kaṭeharī), mañjiṣṭhā, adhomāninī, bṛhatī (baḍī kaṭelī) and white arka—are said to suit kapha disorders, remove kuṣṭha, destroy worms, counter poison and always suit fever. Brinjal (vārtāka; the commentary: baḍī kaṭelī or bãigan) is said to cause worms and kapha and to be tasty and strongly aphrodisiac. A footnote says adhomāninī is hardly found; read as māninī it would mean phūla priyaṅgu.