Mamsa dhatu: Difference between revisions

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 Action of different ''rasa''(tastes) on ''mamsadhatu''[Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 26/43]
-Rasa	Action on mamsa dhatu
+{| class="wikitable"
-Madhura (sweet)	Promotes growth  (mamsa vardhana)
+|-
-Amla (sour)
+! Rasa !!Action on mamsa dhatu
-(excess use)	Causes inflammation (mamsam vidahati)
+|-
-Lavana (salty)
+|Madhura (sweet)	|| Promotes growth  (''mamsa vardhana'')
-(excess use)	Causes sloughing (mamsam kushnati)
+|-
-Katu (pungent)
+|Amla (sour)(excess use) || Causes inflammation (''mamsam vidahati'')
-(excess use)	Scraping (mamsam vilikhati), reduces bulk of mamsa
+|-
-Tikta (bitter)
+|Lavana (salty)(excess use) ||	Causes sloughing (''mamsam kushnati'')
-(excess use)	Absorbsmoisture (mamsam shoshayati), reduces elasticity of mamsa
+|-
+|Katu (pungent)(excess use) ||	Scraping (''mamsam vilikhati''), reduces bulk of ''mamsa''
+|-
+|Tikta (bitter)(excess use) ||	Absorbsmoisture (mamsam shoshayati), reduces elasticity of mamsa ||
+|}
 ===Abnormal states===