Sara – promotes bowel movements Vidahi – increases burning sensation It is not good for eyes and semen quality. It decreases Kapha, inflammation and is useful in poisoning. MASHA – BLACK GRAM BENEFITS: Black gram is Snigdha – unctuous, Balya – increases strength, increases kapha and Pitta Malakara – increases bulk of faeces, Sara – laxative
Guru – not easily digestible, Ushna – hot in potency, Vatahara – mitigate Vata, Madhura – sweet in taste, shukra vruddhikara, Virekakrut – increases semen and promotes ejaculation strength. Fruits of kakandola and atmagupta (Mucuna pruriens) are similar to black gram in qualities.
SESAME SEED BENEFITS: Tila (sesamum) is Ushna – hot in potency , Tvachya – good for the skin, Sheetasparsha – cold on touch, Keshya – good for hairs, Balya – strengthening, Guru – hard to digest, Alpamutra – produces little quantity of urine, Katu paka – pungent at the end of digestion Medhakrut – increases intelligence, Agnikrut – increases digestive function, and increases kapha and pitta.
SEEDS OF UMA (LINSEED) Seeds of uma (linseed) is Snigdha unctuous, Madhura Tikta – sweet – bitter in taste, Ushna – hot in potency, increases kapha and pitta, hard to digest, not good for vision and semen, pungent at the end of digestion. Similar are the seeds of kusumbha.
Masa (black gram) in the group of simbija (legumes) and yavaka (small barley) in the group of sukaja (cereals) are inferior. Fresh grains (just harvested) are abhisyandi (causes excess exudation from tissue pores and block them by it), those old by one year are easily digestible.