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The general qualities and varieties of rice:

The general qualities and varieties of rice:

Red rice (rakta shali), big rice (maha shali), kalamah, shakunahritah, turnaka, dirghashuka,  gaurah,  panduka, langulau, sugandhaka (basmati rice), lohavalah, sariva, pramodakah, patanaga, tapaniya and other varieties of “good” rice are cold in potency, sweet in taste (after digestion), mild vata-stimulant and can lead to constipation with less faecal output. They are unctuous, nourishing, seminiferous and diuretic. [8-10]

 

Of these, red rice is the best. It is adipsous and is effective in treating tridosha. The next best is the big rice and the next best is the kalamah and so on, in the order they are mentioned above. [11]

Red rice (''rakta shali''), big rice (''maha shali''), ''kalamah'', ''shakunahritah, turnaka, dirghashuka,  gaurah,  panduka, langulau,'' ''sugandhaka'' (basmati rice), ''lohavalah, sariva, pramodakah, patanaga, tapaniya'' and other varieties of “good” rice are cold in potency, sweet in taste (after digestion), mild ''vata''-stimulant and can lead to constipation with less faecal output. They are unctuous, nourishing, seminiferous and diuretic. [8-10]

Yavaka, hayana, pansu vapya (deep-water paddy), naishadhaka and other kinds of rice are similar to the above mentioned types of rice regarding their good and bad qualities. [12]

 

The qualities of shashtika and vrihi:

Of these, red rice is the best. It is adipsous and is effective in treating ''tridosha''. The next best is the big rice and the next best is the ''kalamah'' and so on, in the order they are mentioned above. [11]

 

''Yavaka, hayana, pansu vapya'' (deep-water paddy), ''naishadhaka'' and other kinds of rice are similar to the above mentioned types of rice regarding their good and bad qualities. [12]

 

==== The qualities of ''shashtika'' and ''vrihi'' ====

 

शीतःस्निग्धोऽगुरुःस्वादुस्त्रिदोषघ्नःस्थिरात्मकः।

शीतःस्निग्धोऽगुरुःस्वादुस्त्रिदोषघ्नःस्थिरात्मकः।

षष्टिकःप्रवरोगौरःकृष्णगौरस्ततोऽनुच॥१३॥

षष्टिकःप्रवरोगौरःकृष्णगौरस्ततोऽनुच॥१३॥

वरकोद्दालकौचीनशारदोज्ज्वलदर्दुराः।

वरकोद्दालकौचीनशारदोज्ज्वलदर्दुराः।

गन्धनाः कुरुविन्दाश्चषष्टिकाल्पान्तरागुणैः॥१४॥

गन्धनाः कुरुविन्दाश्चषष्टिकाल्पान्तरागुणैः॥१४॥

 

मधुरश्चाम्लपाकश्चव्रीहिःपित्तकरोगुरुः।

मधुरश्चाम्लपाकश्चव्रीहिःपित्तकरोगुरुः।

बहुमूत्रपुरीषोष्मात्रिदोषस्त्वेवपाटलः॥१५॥

बहुमूत्रपुरीषोष्मात्रिदोषस्त्वेवपाटलः॥१५॥

śītaḥ snigdhō'guruḥ svādustridōṣaghnaḥ sthirātmakaḥ|  

śītaḥ snigdhō'guruḥ svādustridōṣaghnaḥ sthirātmakaḥ|  

ṣaṣṭikaḥ pravarō gauraḥ kr̥ṣṇagaurastatō'nu ca||13||  

ṣaṣṭikaḥ pravarō gauraḥ kr̥ṣṇagaurastatō'nu ca||13||  

varakōddālakau cīnaśāradōjjvaladardurāḥ|  

varakōddālakau cīnaśāradōjjvaladardurāḥ|  

gandhanāḥ kuruvindāśca ṣaṣṭikālpāntarā guṇaiḥ||14||  

gandhanāḥ kuruvindāśca ṣaṣṭikālpāntarā guṇaiḥ||14||