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=== Applications of taste perception ===
=== Applications of taste perception ===
<div style='text-align:justify;'>Ayurveda relies on the concept of taste perception in matters of nutrition to a great extent. Apart from this, it is also utilized for understanding the properties of therapeutic materials, their judicious usage and diagnosis of certain disorders etc. Some of such important uses are explained here:</div>
<div style='text-align:justify;'>Ayurveda relies on the concept of taste perception in matters of nutrition to a great extent. Apart from this, it is also utilized for understanding the properties of therapeutic materials, their judicious usage and diagnosis of certain disorders etc. Some of such important uses are explained here:</div>
== Nutrition: Importance of using all the six tastes judiciously ==
<div style='text-align:justify;'>Balanced use of all six tastes is recommended for dosha and tissue balance, and as such, just as excessive usage (atiyoga) can lead to abnormalities, so can non-use (ayoga). For example, suppose a sweet taste is not consumed. In that case, it may create vata dosha and pitta dosha aggravation owing to a decrease in kapha, which regulates them and avoids further diseases.<ref>P. S. Dravyagunasutram. 1st ed. Chaukhamba Sanskrit Sansthan; 1994. p. 59.</ref></div>
== Taste perception as a tool for the diagnosis of disorders ==
An illustrative list of conditionsthat can be identified based on the taste are as follows<ref>Surendran E. No TitleaClinical Signs and Symptoms in Ayurveda. (First, ed.). Arya Vaidya Shala; 2010</ref> :
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:justify;"
! Taste
! English translation
! Disease
! Reference
|-
| Kashaya anurasastanya
| astringent taste in breast milk
| Vata dominant dushti
| A.S.Su.36:16,<br/>Cha.Sha.8:55;<br/>S.N.JO:23;<br/>AS.U.2:4;<br/>Ah.N.2:3;<br/>M.N.67:2
|-
| Amlastanya
| Sour taste in breast milk
| Pitta dominant dushti
| Cha.Sha.8:55;<br/>S.N.10:24;<br/>AS. U.2:5;<br/>Ah.N.2:3;<br/>M.N.67:2
|-
| Atṛuptikarastanya
| Unsatisfactory feeding to infant
| Vata dominant dushti
| Cha.Sha.8:55
|-
| Kaṭukastanya
| Pungent taste in breast milk
| Pitta dominant dushti
| Cha.Sha.8:55;<br/>S.N.10:24;<br/>Ah.N.2:3;<br/>M.N.67:2
|-
| Lavanastanya
| Salty taste in breast milk
| Pitta dominant dushti
| M.N.67:2
|-
| Lavanastanya
| Salty taste in breast milk
| Kapha dominant dushti
| Cha.Sha.8:55;<br/>AS.U.2:6;<br/>Ah.N.2:4
|-
| Madhura stanya
| sweet taste in breast milk
| Kapha dominant dushti
| Cha.Sha.8:55
|-
| Tiktastanya
| Bitter in breast milk
| Pitta dominant dushti
| Cha.Sha.8:55
|-
| Virasastanya
| Distaste in breast milk
| Vatikastanyaduṣhṭi
| Cha.Chi.30:237
|-
| Amla mutra
| Urine with sour smell and taste
| Amlameha
| S.N.6:1l
|-
| Amla mutra
| Urine with sour smell and taste
| Nilameha
| Cha.N.4:3;<br/>AS.N.10:8
|-
| Kashaya- madhura-mutra
| Astringent and sweet taste in urine
| Madhumeha
| Cha.N.4:44;<br/>AS.N.10:8;<br/>M.N.33:16
|-
| Kaṭukaṃmutra
| Pungent taste
| Avikritamutra
| S.Sa.12:20
|-
| Kaṭukaṃmutra
| spicy taste
| Haridrameha
| Cha.N.4:34;<br/>AS.N.10:8;<br/>Ah.N.1O:15;<br/>M.N.33:14
|-
| Lavaṇatulyaṃmutra
| salty urine
| Lavanameha
| S.N.6:1O
|-
| Lavaṇatulyaṃmutra
| salty urine
| Raktameha
| Cha.N.4:32;<br/>AS.N.10:8;<br/>Ah.N.10:16;<br/>M.N.33:15
|-
| Madhuramutra
| sweet taste
| pramehapurvarupa
| S.N.6:5;<br/>AS.N.10:7
|-
| colspan="6" rowspan="2"
| Hastimeha
| AS.N.10:8
|-
| Ikshuvalikameha
| Cha.N.4:11;<br/>AS.N.10:8;<br/>Ah.N.10:9;<br/>M.N.33:8
|-
| Madhumeha
| Ah.N.10:40
|-
| Sitameha
| Cha.Ni.4:19;<br/>AS.N.10:8;<br/>M.N.33:11
|-
| Amlodgara
| Sour taste and smell in belching
| Pittakopa
| S.Su.21:27
|-
|
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|-
|}
== References ==
== References ==