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=====Qualities of the legumes===== | =====Qualities of the legumes===== | ||
All varieties of legumes are sweet, cold in potency, heavy, destructive of strength and dehydrating. They should be taken only by strong persons and in conjunction with unctuous | All varieties of legumes are sweet, cold in potency, heavy, destructive of strength, and dehydrating. They should be taken only by strong persons and in conjunction with unctuous articles. [31] | ||
The ''shimbi jataya'' (variety of legumes) is dry, astringent in taste, provokes | The ''shimbi jataya'' (variety of legumes) is dry, astringent in taste, provokes[[vata]] in the abdomen and is an anaphrodisiac. It also, is not good for the eye and causes slow and irregular digestion. [32] | ||
Pigeon-pea (Cajanus cajan Linn. Mill Sp) is useful in curing | Pigeon-pea (Cajanus cajan Linn. Mill Sp) is useful in curing [[kapha]] and [[pitta]] and stimulates [[vata]], while ''avalguja'' (bakuchi seeds, Psoralea corylifolia Linn.) seeds and the seeds of ''edagaja'' (wild senna, Cassia tora Linn) are effective in curing [[kapha]] and [[vata]]. The lablab (Dolichos lablab Linn. Var. typicus Prain.) stimulates [[vata]] and [[pitta]]. [33] | ||
Sword bean (Mucuna monosperma DC), linseed (Linum usitatissimum Linn) and cowage (Mucuna prurita Hook) can be considered similar in effect to black gram. [34] | Sword bean (Mucuna monosperma DC), linseed (Linum usitatissimum Linn) and cowage (Mucuna prurita Hook) can be considered similar in effect to black gram. [34] | ||