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* These tastes are useful in specific diseases because their basic constituents are opposite to the basic constituents of respective ''dosha''. [verse 65-66]
* These tastes are useful in specific diseases because their basic constituents are opposite to the basic constituents of respective ''dosha''. [verse 65-66]
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Shadrasa
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{| class="wikitable"
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(six tastes) Panchabhautic composition Biological impact
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! rowspan="2" | Shadrasa(six tastes)
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Kapha Pitta Vata
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! rowspan="2" | Panchabhautic composition
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1. Madhura/Sweet Jala + Prithvi
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! colspan="3"| Biological impact
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! Kapha!! Pitta !! Vata
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2. Amla/ Sour Prithvi + Agni
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| Madhura/Sweet|| Jala + Prithvi || <b>⇈</b> || <b>⇊</b> || <b>⇊</b>
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| Amla/ Sour|| Prithvi + Agni || <b>⇈</b> || <b>⇈</b> || <b>↓</b>
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3. Lavana/ Salt Agni + Jala
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| Lavana/ Salt|| Agni + Jala ||<b>⇈</b> || <b>⇈</b>|| <b>↓</b>
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| Katu /Pungent|| Vayu + Agni ||<b>↓</b> ||<b>⇈</b> || <b>⇈</b>
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4. Katu /Pungent Vayu + Agni
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| Tikta/Bitter || Akash + Vayu || <b>↓</b> ||<b>⇈</b> || <b>↑</b>
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| Kashaya/Astringent || Vayu + Prithvi || <b>⇊</b>|| <b>↓</b> || <b>↑</b>
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5. Tikta/Bitter Akash + Vayu
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6. Kashaya/Astringent Vayu + Prithvi