Astanga Hrudaya
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वाताकं कटु ततोणं मधुरं कफवातिजत् । सारं अिनजननं यं यं अपतलम् ॥८१॥
BRINJAL BENEFITS: Brinjal is pungent, bitter, hot in potency, sweet, mitigates kapha and vata, is slightly alkaline, kindles digestion improves taste and does not aggravate pitta .
english translation
करीरमाध्मानकरं कषायं स्वादु तिक्तकम्। कोशातकावल्गुजकौ भेदिनावग्निदीपनौ ॥८२॥
Karira produces distention of the abdomen, is astringent, sweet and bitter in taste, Kosataki and avalguja break the hard faeces and kindle digestion.
english translation
तण्डुलीयो हिमो रूक्षः स्वादुपाकरसो लघुः। मदपित्तविषास्रघ्नः मुञ्जातं वातपित्तजित् ॥८३॥
Tanduliya is cold in potency, dry, sweet in taste and also at the end of digestion and easily digestible, cures intoxication, pitta, poison and discovers of bold; Munjata mitigates vata and pitta, is unctuous,
english translation
स्निग्धं शीतं गुरु स्वादु बृंहणं शुक्रकृत्परम्। गुर्वी सरा तु पालङ्क्या मदघ्नी चाप्युपोदका ॥८४॥
old in potency, hard to digest, sweet, makes the body stout and increases semen. Palankya is hard to digest, and laxative. Upodika (spinach) relieves intoxication;
english translation
पालङ्क्यावत्स्मृतश्चञ्चुः स तु सङ्ग्रहणात्मकः। विदारी वातपित्तघ्नी मूत्रला स्वादुशीतला ॥८५॥
chanchu is similar to palankya and withholds elimination of fluids. Vidari mitigates vata and pitta, is diuretic, sweet in taste, and cold in potency,
english translation