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Charak Samhita

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तिक्तास्यतामास्यशोषंकासंचाशुव्यपोहति। मृद्वीकाबृंहणीवृष्यामधुरास्निग्धशीतला ॥१२६॥

It is nourishing, and aphrodisiac, sweet, unctuous and cold in potency.

english translation

मधुरंबृंहणंवृष्यंखर्जूरंगुरुशीतलम्। क्षयेऽभिघातेदाहेचवातपित्तेचतद्धितम् ॥१२७॥

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.

english translation

तर्पणंबृंहणंफल्गुगुरुविष्टम्भिशीतलम्। परूषकंमधूकंचवातपित्तेचशस्यते ॥१२८॥

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.

english translation

मधुरंबृंहणंबल्यमाम्रातंतर्पणंगुरु। सस्नेहंश्लेष्मलंशीतंवृष्यंविष्टभ्यजीर्यति ॥१२९॥

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.

english translation

तालशस्यानिसिद्धानिनारिकेलफलानिच। बृंहणस्निग्धशीतानिबल्यानिमधुराणिच ॥१३०॥

The ripe fruits of palmyra/talashasyani (Borassus flaballifa Linn.) and coconut/narikelaphala (Cocus nucifera Linn.) are nourishing, unctuous, cold in potency, strengthening and sweet.

english translation