Mamsa dhatu: Difference between revisions
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|Madhura (sweet) || Promotes growth (''mamsa vardhana'') | |Madhura (sweet) || Promotes growth (''mamsa vardhana'') | ||
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|Amla (sour)(excess use) || Causes inflammation (''mamsam vidahati'') | |Amla (sour) | ||
(excess use) || Causes inflammation (''mamsam vidahati'') | |||
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|Lavana (salty)(excess use) || Causes sloughing (''mamsam kushnati'') | |Lavana (salty) | ||
(excess use) || Causes sloughing (''mamsam kushnati'') | |||
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|Katu (pungent)(excess use) || Scraping (''mamsam vilikhati''), reduces bulk of ''mamsa'' | |Katu (pungent) | ||
(excess use) || Scraping (''mamsam vilikhati''), reduces bulk of ''mamsa'' | |||
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|Tikta (bitter)(excess use) || Absorbsmoisture (mamsam shoshayati), reduces elasticity of mamsa | |Tikta (bitter) | ||
(excess use) || Absorbsmoisture (mamsam shoshayati), reduces elasticity of mamsa | |||
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