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madhuraScAmlapAkaSca vrIhiH pittakaro guruH|

madhuraScAmlapAkaSca vrIhiH pittakaro guruH|

bahumUtrapurIShoShmA tridoShastveva pATalaH||15||

bahumUtrapurIShoShmA tridoShastveva pATalaH||15||

 

''Shashtika'' rice is cold in potency, unctuous, not heavy, and sweet. It pacifies the three ''doshas'' and stabilizes them. The white variety is the best type of ''shashtika'' rice and the dark-white comes next in order [13]

''Shashtika'' rice is cold in potency, unctuous, not heavy, and sweet. It pacifies the three ''doshas'' and stabilizes them. The white variety is the best type of ''shashtika'' rice and the dark-white comes next in order [13]

''Varaka'' (''Chinaka''- Panicum miliaceum Linn), ''uddalaka'' (''Vanakodrava''- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. sommeronii Stapf.), ''china'', ''sharada, ujjvala, dardura,'' the fragrant rice (''gandhana''), and ''kuruvinda'' are slightly different in quality from the ''shashtika'' rice. [14]

''Varaka'' (''Chinaka''- Panicum miliaceum Linn), ''uddalaka'' (''Vanakodrava''- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. sommeronii Stapf.), ''china'', ''sharada, ujjvala, dardura,'' the fragrant rice (''gandhana''), and ''kuruvinda'' are slightly different in quality from the ''shashtika'' rice. [14]

''Vrihi'' rice is sweet in taste and acidic after digestion, stimulates ''pitta'' and is heavy. The ''patala'' grain causes excessive urination and defecation, enhances body heat and also increases ''tridosha''. [15]

''Vrihi'' rice is sweet in taste and acidic after digestion, stimulates ''pitta'' and is heavy. The ''patala'' grain causes excessive urination and defecation, enhances body heat and also increases ''tridosha''. [15]

==== The qualities of ''koradusha, shyamaka'' and other grains ====

==== The qualities of ''koradusha, shyamaka'' and other grains ====