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Leaves of the śāka tree (glossed शोगुण वृक्ष) are listed among leaf vegetables said to remove kapha, to be hot and to be wholesome in vata disorders.

The introduction defines bala as the strength of the body and says it is of three kinds: arising from time (kālaja), inborn (sahaja) and produced by proper means (yuktikṛta).

The text names the qualities that count as potency (virya) as unctuous, sharp, slimy, dry, hot, cold, clear and soft.