likewise that prepared along with addition of decoction of medicinal substances of hot potency or that prepared with fried grains are also easily digestible; the opposite of these that prepared with addition of milk, muttom etc., are hard to digest.
In this manner, the effects of the grain, kind of processing, admixtures, quantity and other aspects should all be determined. MAMSA RASA (MEAT SOUP) Mamsa rasa (meat soup) is Brihmana – nourishing Preenana – gives satisfaction, Vrushya – aphrodisiac, Chakshushya – good for the eye (vision) and Vranaha – heals ulcers and wounds.
MUDGASUPA (SOUP OF GREEN GRAM) : Mudgasupa (soup of green gram) is good for health, for those who have undergone Panchakarma purification threrapies and for those suffering from ulcers, diseases of the throat and eyes. KULATTHA SUPA (HORSE GRAM SOUP) : Kulattha Supa (horse gram soup) is Vatanulomi – initiates normal movement of Vata Useful in Gulma (abdominal tumor), tuni and pratituni (pains of the groin region)
तिलपिण्याकविकृतिः शुष्कशाकं विरूढकम्| शण्डाकीवटकं दृग्घ्नं दोषलं ग्लपनं गुरु ॥३४॥
EATABLES PREPARED FROM TILA (SESAMUM) Eatables prepared from Tila (sesamum), Pinyaka (residue of sesamum after the oil is taken out), dried leafy vegetables, germinated grains, shandaki vataka (balls of fried rice dried in sun and then fried in oil) are not good for eyes, increase the doshas, cause debility and are hard to digest. Hence, Ayurveda does not recommend germinated grains.
RASALA – Rasala – curds churned and added with pepper powder and sugar- it causes body weight increase, it is aphrodisiac, unctuous, improves strength and improves taste. PANAKA (VEGETABLE / FRUIT JUICE) Relieves exhaustion, hunger, thirst and fatigue, gives satisfaction. It is generally hard to digest, stays long in the stomach, is diuretic and good to the heart.