Deerghanjiviteeya Adhyaya: Difference between revisions
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The milks of sheep, goat, cow, buffalo, camel, elephant, mare and woman are used for medicinal purposes. [105-106] | The milks of sheep, goat, cow, buffalo, camel, elephant, mare and woman are used for medicinal purposes. [105-106] | ||
====General properties and actions of milk==== | ====== General properties and actions of milk ====== | ||
प्रायशो मधुरं स्निग्धं शीतं स्तन्यं पयो मतम्| | प्रायशो मधुरं स्निग्धं शीतं स्तन्यं पयो मतम्| | ||
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Generally, milk is sweet, unctuous, cooling, galactagogue, pleasing, aphrodisiac, brain tonic (''medhya'', which increases intelligence), strengthening, exhilarating, vitalizing, refreshing; curative to dyspnea, cough, bleeding, synthesizer in injuries/fracture; wholesome to all living creatures, pacifies and evacuates the ''dosha'', quenches the thirst, stimulates the digestion and very useful in emaciation due to lung ulcer [107-109]. | Generally, milk is sweet, unctuous, cooling, galactagogue, pleasing, aphrodisiac, brain tonic (''medhya'', which increases intelligence), strengthening, exhilarating, vitalizing, refreshing; curative to dyspnea, cough, bleeding, synthesizer in injuries/fracture; wholesome to all living creatures, pacifies and evacuates the ''dosha'', quenches the thirst, stimulates the digestion and very useful in emaciation due to lung ulcer [107-109]. | ||
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==== General indications of milk ==== | ==== General indications of milk ==== | ||