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Tambula (betel leaf)
पान (तांबूल) · ताम्बूल
Chewing betel is said to increase happiness, good fortune, fragrance, contentment, lustre, cheerfulness and pleasant desire; it keeps the face bright, the mind content and the mouth moist,…
Topic
Benefits of chewing betel
ताम्बूल भक्षण के गुण · तांबूल भक्षण गुण
Verse 14 says body unguent (aṅgarāga) gives everyone happiness, fortune, fragrance, lustre, delight, beauty and good spirits; the commentary reads both verses as about betel. Betel is said…
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Who should not take betel
ताम्बूल सेवन के लिए अयोग्य व्यक्ति
Betel is to be avoided by those with raktapitta, fever, consumption or extreme emaciation, after a purgative, with diarrhoea, hunger or thirst, insanity or painful urination, after drinking…
Food
Java plum (jambu)
जामुन (जम्बू) · जम्बू
Jāmun fruit is listed among fruits said to bind the stool strongly, to be cold and to be wholesome in pitta and kapha disorders.
Glossary entry
जम्बू (जम्बु)
जामन
हिन्दी: जामन, जामन का वृक्ष · मराठी: जांबूळ
Topic
Transfer (sankramana) of mercury
रस संक्रमण
The juices of five plants, kanta, meghaninadika, shravanika, tambula and sankshirini (the commentary: musta, palasha, gorakhmundi, betel and milky-sap trees), are said always to make…
Procedure
Transfer (sankramana) of mercury with five plant juices
रस संक्रमण · रससंक्रमण
The text says the juices of five plants, kanta, meghaninadika, shravanika, tambula and sankshirini, which the commentary names musta, palasha, gorakhmundi, betel and milky-sap trees, always…