Rakta dhatu: Difference between revisions
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! Rasa (taste) !!Effect | ! Rasa (taste) !!Effect | ||
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| Sour(amla rasa) || Vitiates blood ( | | Sour(amla rasa) || Vitiates blood (raktam dushayati) | ||
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| Salty(lavana rasa) || Increases volume( | | Salty(lavana rasa) || Increases volume(raktam vardhayati) | ||
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| Pungent (katurasa ) || Breaks the blood clots/anti-coagulant ( | | Pungent (katurasa ) || Breaks the blood clots/anti-coagulant (shonitasanghatam bhinatti) | ||
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|Bitter (tiktarasa)|| Depletes the quantity of blood by absorbing fluid portion( | |Bitter (tiktarasa)|| Depletes the quantity of blood by absorbing fluid portion(raktam shoshayati) | ||
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|Astringent(kashaya rasa)|| Pacifies vitiated blood (Raktaprashamana) | |Astringent(kashaya rasa)|| Pacifies vitiated blood (Raktaprashamana) | ||