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The date''/khajura'' (phoenix sylvestris Roxb.) is sweet, nourishing, aphrodisiac, heavy and cold in potency. It is beneficial in wasting, trauma, burning fever, and disorders of ''vata'' and ''pitta''. [127]
 
The date''/khajura'' (phoenix sylvestris Roxb.) is sweet, nourishing, aphrodisiac, heavy and cold in potency. It is beneficial in wasting, trauma, burning fever, and disorders of ''vata'' and ''pitta''. [127]
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Common fig (Ficus carica Linn.) is nourishing, heavy, delays digestion, and is cold in potency. Sweet falsah/ parushaka (Grewia asiatia Linn.), and mohwah/madhuka (Madhuca indica J.F. Gmel.) are recommended in disorders of vata and pitta. [128]
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Common fig (Ficus carica Linn.) is nourishing, heavy, delays digestion, and is cold in potency. Sweet ''falsah/ parushaka'' (Grewia asiatia Linn.), and ''mohwah/madhuka'' (Madhuca indica J.F. Gmel.) are recommended in disorders of ''vata'' and ''pitta''. [128]
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Indian hog plum (Spondias pinnata Linn.P) is sweet, nourishing, strengthening, nourishing, heavy, slight unctuous, increases kapha, is cold in potency, aphrodisiac and delayed in digestion. [129]
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Indian hog plum (Spondias pinnata Linn.P) is sweet, nourishing, strengthening, nourishing, heavy, slight unctuous, increases ''kapha'', is cold in potency, aphrodisiac and delayed in digestion. [129]
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The ripe fruits of palmyra/talashasyani (Borassus flaballifa Linn.) and coconut/narikelaphala (Cocus nucifera Linn.) are nourishing, unctuous, cold in potency, strengthening and sweet. [130]
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The ripe fruits of palmyra/''talashasyani'' (Borassus flaballifa Linn.) and coconut/''narikelaphala'' (Cocus nucifera Linn.) are nourishing, unctuous, cold in potency, strengthening and sweet. [130]
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The showy dillenia fruit/bhavyam (Dillenia indica Linn.) is sweet, acid, astringent in taste, delayed in digestion, heavy and cold in potency. It increases pitta and kapha and is astringent and a mouth-cleanser. [131]
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The showy dillenia fruit/bhavyam (Dillenia indica Linn.) is sweet, acid, astringent in taste, delayed in digestion, heavy and cold in potency. It increases ''pitta'' and ''kapha'' and is astringent and a mouth-cleanser. [131]
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The sour falsah, grape, small jujube, the peach, wild jujube and small jack provoke or aggravate pitta and kapha. [132]
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The sour ''falsah'', grape, small jujube, the peach, wild jujube and small jack provoke or aggravate ''pitta'' and ''kapha''. [132]
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Fully ripe peach/aruka (Prunus persica Batsch.) is not very hot. It is heavy, sweetish, palatable, nourishing, quickly digested and not very unwholesome. [133]
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Fully ripe peach''/aruka'' (Prunus persica Batsch.) is not very hot. It is heavy, sweetish, palatable, nourishing, quickly digested and not very unwholesome. [133]
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Of the two varieties of paravata fruits (Garcinia cowa Roxb.), one is sweet and cold in potency, and the other is sour and hot. It is known to be heavy and is effective in treating anorexia while stimulating agni. [134]
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Of the two varieties of ''paravata'' fruits (Garcinia cowa Roxb.), one is sweet and cold in potency, and the other is sour and hot. It is known to be heavy and is effective in treating anorexia while stimulating ''agni''. [134]
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The fruit of white teak (Gmelina arborea Roxb.) / kashmaryaphalam (Gmelina arborea Roxb.) is said to be slightly different in quality from showy dillenia. Similarly, sour mulberry/ amlatuda (Morus alba Linn.) differs in quality slghtly from falsah. [135]
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The fruit of white teak (Gmelina arborea Roxb.) / ''kashmaryaphalam'' (Gmelina arborea Roxb.) is said to be slightly different in quality from showy dillenia. Similarly, sour mulberry/ ''amlatuda'' (Morus alba Linn.) differs in quality slghtly from ''falsah''. [135]
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The pear fruit/''tankam'' (Pyrus communis Linn.) is astringent and sweet in taste increases ''vata'' is heavy and cold in potency. The raw wood- apple/ ''kapittham'' (Feronia limonia (Linn.) Swingle adversely affects the voice, but neutralizes poison, is an astringent and increases ''vata''. [136]
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The pear fruit/tankam (Pyrus communis Linn.) is astringent and sweet in taste increases vata is heavy and cold in potency. The raw wood- apple/ kapittham (Feronia limonia (Linn.) Swingle adversely affects the voice, but neutralizes poison, is an astringent and increases vata. [136]
   
The ripe fruit of wood- apple being sweet, sour, astringent and fragrant, is relishing, is effective in treating discordance, acts as an antidote to poison, is an astringent and is heavy. [137]
 
The ripe fruit of wood- apple being sweet, sour, astringent and fragrant, is relishing, is effective in treating discordance, acts as an antidote to poison, is an astringent and is heavy. [137]
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The ripe bael fruit/bilvam (Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa ex Roxb.) is difficult of digestion, aggravator of all doshas and foul flatus. The immature beal, fruit is unctuous, hot, acute, digestive stimulant and is effective in treating kapha and vata. [138]
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The ripe bael fruit/''bilvam'' (Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa ex Roxb.) is difficult of digestion, aggravator of all ''doshas'' and foul flatus. The immature beal, fruit is unctuous, hot, acute, digestive stimulant and is effective in treating ''kapha'' and ''vata''. [138]
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While the young fruits of amra/ mango (Mangifera indica Linn.) causes raktapitta and unripe mango increases pitta, the fully ripe mango subdues vata and increases flesh, semen and strength. [139]
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While the young fruits of ''amra''/ mango (Mangifera indica Linn.) causes ''raktapitta'' and unripe mango increases ''pitta'', the fully ripe mango subdues ''vata'' and increases flesh, semen and strength. [139]
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The jambul (Syzygium cuminii Linn.Skeel) fruit is generally astringent and sweet in taste, heavy delayed in digestion and cold in potency. It is effective in treating kapha and pitta, is an astringent and greatly increases vata [140]
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The ''jambul'' (Syzygium cuminii Linn.Skeel) fruit is generally astringent and sweet in taste, heavy delayed in digestion and cold in potency. It is effective in treating ''kapha'' and ''pitta'', is an astringent and greatly increases ''vata'' [140]
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The small jujube (Ziziphus maruitiana Lam.) is a sweet, unctuous, laxative and is effective in treating vata and pitta. The dried small jujube (Ziziphus Sp.) is effective in treating kapha and vata and is not contraindicated in pitta. [141]
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The small jujube (Ziziphus maruitiana Lam.) is a sweet, unctuous, laxative and is effective in treating ''vata'' and ''pitta''. The dried small jujube (Ziziphus Sp.) is effective in treating ''kapha'' and ''vata'' and is not contraindicated in ''pitta''. [141]
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The sinchitika (a type of Badara) fruit is astringent, sweet in taste, cold in potency and astringent in action. The ginkgo fruit (Grewia hirsuta Vahl.), caper berry (Capparis decidua Edgew.), scarlet-fruited gourd/ bimbi phala (Coccinia indica W & A), todan (Grewia species) and fruits of dhaman /dhanvana (Grewia tiliaefolia Vahl.) are sweet, slightly astringent in taste, cold in potency and are effective in curing pitta and kapha. The fully ripe Indian jackfruit/panasa (Artocarpus integrifolia Linn.f.), banana/Mocha (Musa paradisiaca Linn.) and fruits of Indian ape flower tree/rajadana phala (Mimusops hexandra Roxb.) are sweet, slightly astringent, unctuous, cold in potency and heavy [141-143]
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The ''sinchitika'' (a type of ''Badara'') fruit is astringent, sweet in taste, cold in potency and astringent in action. The ginkgo fruit (Grewia hirsuta Vahl.), caper berry (Capparis decidua Edgew.), scarlet-fruited gourd/ ''bimbi phala'' (Coccinia indica W & A), ''todan'' (Grewia species) and fruits of ''dhaman /dhanvana'' (Grewia tiliaefolia Vahl.) are sweet, slightly astringent in taste, cold in potency and are effective in curing ''pitta'' and ''kapha''. The fully ripe Indian jackfruit/''panasa'' (Artocarpus integrifolia Linn.f.), banana/''Mocha'' (Musa paradisiaca Linn.) and fruits of Indian ape flower tree/''rajadana phala'' (Mimusops hexandra Roxb.) are sweet, slightly astringent, unctuous, cold in potency and heavy [141-143]
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The lavanga-lata / lavali phala (Luvunga scandens (Roxb.)) fruit, being astringent, limpid and fragrant, is an appetizer, savoury, cordial and increases vata. [144]
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The ''lavanga-lata'' / ''lavali phala'' (Luvunga scandens (Roxb.)) fruit, being astringent, limpid and fragrant, is an appetizer, savoury, cordial and increases ''vata''. [144]
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Kadamba/Nipam (Mitragyna parviflora (Roxb.) Korth), Indian dill/Shatahvakam (Anethum sowa Roxb. ex Flem), tooth brush tree/Peelu (Salvadora persica Linn.), screw pine/ trinashunyam (Pandanus odoratissimus Linn.f.), governor’s plum/vikankatam (Flacourtia ramonthchi L. Herit) and puneala plum/pracinamalaka (Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch) are indeed dispellers of discordance and is effective in treating the effects of poison. [145]
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''Kadamba''/Nipam (Mitragyna parviflora (Roxb.) Korth), Indian dill/''Shatahvakam'' (Anethum sowa Roxb. ex Flem), tooth brush tree/''Peelu'' (Salvadora persica Linn.), screw pine/ ''trinashunyam'' (Pandanus odoratissimus Linn.f.), governor’s plum/''vikankatam'' (Flacourtia ramonthchi L. Herit) and puneala plum/''pracinamalaka'' (Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch) are indeed dispellers of discordance and is effective in treating the effects of poison. [145]
    
The fruit of zachum oil plant/aingudam (Balanites aegyptiaca (Linn.) Delile), is bitter-sweet in taste, unctuous, hot and is effective in treating kapha and vata. The riber ebony fruit/tindukam (Diospyros embryopteris Pers.) is effective in treating kapha and pitta, astringent, sweet and light. The emblic myrobalan/amalaka (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.)is regarded as possessing all the taste except the salt. [146-147]
 
The fruit of zachum oil plant/aingudam (Balanites aegyptiaca (Linn.) Delile), is bitter-sweet in taste, unctuous, hot and is effective in treating kapha and vata. The riber ebony fruit/tindukam (Diospyros embryopteris Pers.) is effective in treating kapha and pitta, astringent, sweet and light. The emblic myrobalan/amalaka (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.)is regarded as possessing all the taste except the salt. [146-147]

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