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The common orange fruit/''nagarangaphala'' (Citrus reticulata Blanco) is sweet, slightly sour, cordial, appetizer, difficult to digest, is effective in treating ''vata'' and is heavy to digest. [156]

The common orange fruit/''nagarangaphala'' (Citrus reticulata Blanco) is sweet, slightly sour, cordial, appetizer, difficult to digest, is effective in treating ''vata'' and is heavy to digest. [156]

The almond (Prunus amygdalus Batsch. Variety sativa (sweet)), green almond/ ''abhisuka'' (Pistacia vera Linn.), walnut/''akshota'' (Juglans regia Linn.), edible pine/Mukulaka (Baliospermum montanum (Willd.) Muell-Arg), chilgoza pine/nikochaka (Pinus gerardiana wallich.) , and apricot/urumana(Prunus armeniaca Linn.), are heavy to digest, hot in potency, unctuous, sweet, strengthening, are effective in curing vata, nourishing, aphrodisiac and aggravate kapha and pitta. Buchanan’s mango/priyala (Buchanania lanzan Spreng) should be considered similar in action to the above except in the qualities of being hot. [157-158]

The almond (Prunus amygdalus Batsch. Variety sativa (sweet)), green almond/ ''abhisuka'' (Pistacia vera Linn.), walnut/''akshota'' (Juglans regia Linn.), edible pine/''Mukulaka'' (Baliospermum montanum (Willd.) Muell-Arg), ''chilgoza'' pine/''nikochaka'' (Pinus gerardiana wallich.) , and apricot/''urumana''(Prunus armeniaca Linn.), are heavy to digest, hot in potency, unctuous, sweet, strengthening, are effective in curing ''vata'', nourishing, aphrodisiac and aggravate ''kapha'' and ''pitta''. Buchanan’s mango/''priyala'' (Buchanania lanzan Spreng) should be considered similar in action to the above except in the qualities of being hot. [157-158]

The sabestan plum / shleshmantakaphala (Cordia dichotoma Forst.f.) increases kapha, is sweet, cold in potency and heavy. The alangy / ankotaphala (Alangium salviifolium (Linn. F.) Wang.) increases kapha, is heavy, delayed in the intestines, and is effective in treating excessive heat. [159]

The sabestan plum / ''shleshmantakaphala'' (Cordia dichotoma Forst.f.) increases ''kapha'', is sweet, cold in potency and heavy. The alangy / ''ankotaphala'' (Alangium salviifolium (Linn. F.) Wang.) increases ''kapha'', is heavy, delayed in the intestines, and is effective in treating excessive heat. [159]

The shami fruit Prosopis spicigera Linn.) is heavy, hot, sweet, dry and depilatory, while the fruit of the Indian beech/karanja (Pongamia pinnata Pierre) is moves slowly through the intestines and is not adverse to vata and kapha. [160]

The ''shami'' fruit Prosopis spicigera Linn.) is heavy, hot, sweet, dry and depilatory, while the fruit of the Indian beech/''karanja'' (Pongamia pinnata Pierre) is moves slowly through the intestines and is not adverse to ''vata'' and ''kapha''. [160]

The Indian hog-plum/amrataka (Spondias pinnata (Linn.f) Kurz), lemon/Dantashatha (Citrus limon (Linn.) Burm.f.), bengal currant/karamardaka (Carissa spinarum Linn.), and common orange/airavata (Citrus sinensis (Linn.) Osbeck) are sour and cause raktapitta. [161]

The Indian hog-plum/''amrataka'' (Spondias pinnata (Linn.f) Kurz), lemon/''Dantashatha'' (Citrus limon (Linn.) Burm.f.), bengal currant/''karamardaka'' (Carissa spinarum Linn.), and common orange/''airavata'' (Citrus sinensis (Linn.) Osbeck) are sour and cause ''raktapitta''. [161]

The eggplant/aubergine/brinjal /vartaku (Solanum melongena Linn.) is effective in treating vata, is an appetizer, and is pungent and bitter. The Boxwood gardenia/parpatakaphala (Gardenia latifolia Ait) fruit aggravates vata and is effective in treating kapha and pitta. [162]

The eggplant/aubergine/brinjal /''vartaku'' (Solanum melongena Linn.) is effective in treating ''vata'', is an appetizer, and is pungent and bitter. The Boxwood gardenia/''parpatakaphala'' (Gardenia latifolia Ait) fruit aggravates ''vata'' and is effective in treating ''kapha'' and ''pitta''. [162]

The akshiki fruit (Morinda tinctoria Roxb.), is effective in treating pitta and kapha, is sour in taste and increases vata. The fruits of the holy fig/ashvattha (Ficus religiosa Linn.), country fig/udumbaraphala (Ficus glomerata Roxb.), yellow barked fig/plaksha(Ficus lacor Buch- Ham) and banyan/ nyagrodhaphala(Ficus benghalensis Linn.)are sweet, sour after digestion, is effective in treating pitta and kapha, astringent, sweet and sour in taste, promotive of vata and heavy. [163-164]

The ''akshiki'' fruit (Morinda tinctoria Roxb.), is effective in treating ''pitta'' and ''kapha'', is sour in taste and increases ''vata''. The fruits of the holy fig/''ashvattha'' (Ficus religiosa Linn.), country fig/''udumbaraphala'' (Ficus glomerata Roxb.), yellow barked fig/''plaksha''(Ficus lacor Buch- Ham) and banyan/ ''nyagrodhaphala''(Ficus benghalensis Linn.)are sweet, sour after digestion, is effective in treating ''pitta'' and ''kapha'', astringent, sweet and sour in taste, promotive of ''vata'' and heavy. [163-164]

The marking-nut/bhallataka (Semecarpus anacardium Linn.f) is caustic like fire but the pulp of the fruit is sweet and cold in potency. Thus, is described the fifth section about fruits generally in use. [165]

The marking-nut/''bhallataka'' (Semecarpus anacardium Linn.f) is caustic like fire but the pulp of the fruit is sweet and cold in potency. Thus, is described the fifth section about fruits generally in use. [165]

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