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) | |Amla (sour)-excess use || Causes inflammation (''mamsam vidahati'') | ||
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|Lavana (salty) | |Lavana (salty)-excess use || Causes sloughing (''mamsam kushnati'') | ||
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|Katu (pungent) | |Katu (pungent)-excess use || Scraping (''mamsam vilikhati''), reduces bulk of ''mamsa'' | ||
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|Tikta (bitter) | |Tikta (bitter)-excess use || Absorbsmoisture (mamsam shoshayati), reduces elasticity of mamsa | ||
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