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The silk-cotton tree, lentil, the kachnār tree, the pomegranate tree and the kaṭāī plant are called the five lavaṇī plants, which always grow on the seashore.

Five 'lavaṇī' plants growing on the seashore, glossed as silk-cotton, lentil, kachnār, pomegranate and kaṭāī, are said to remove vata, produce kapha, pitta and blood, cause wasting (śoṣa),…

The kachnār tree is named among the five lavaṇī plants growing by the sea, said to remove vata, produce kapha, pitta and blood, cause wasting, digest with difficulty and suit urinary stone…

Kaṭerī (verse kāsaghnī) leaves are listed among leaf vegetables said to remove kapha, to be hot and to be wholesome in vata disorders.

Lentil (masūra) is listed among the foods whose use aggravates vāta.

The pomegranate tree is named among the five lavaṇī plants growing by the sea, said to remove vata, produce kapha, pitta and blood, cause wasting, digest with difficulty and suit urinary…

Silk-cotton (semal) flowers are listed among flowers said to increase vata and kapha, calm pitta and blood, and expel worms from the belly.