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प्राचीनामलकंचैवदोषघ्नंगरहारिच। ऐङ्गुदंतिक्तमधुरंस्निग्धोष्णंकफवातजित् ॥१४६॥
The fruit of zachum oil plant/aingudam (Balanites aegyptiaca (Linn.) Delile), is bitter-sweet in taste, unctuous, hot and is effective in treating kapha and vata.
english translation
तिन्दुकंकफपित्तघ्नंकषायंमधुरंलघु। विद्यादामलकेसर्वान्रसांल्लवणवर्जितान् ॥१४७॥
The riber ebony fruit/tindukam (Diospyros embryopteris Pers.) is effective in treating kapha and pitta, astringent, sweet and light. The emblic myrobalan/amalaka (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.)is regarded as possessing all the taste except the salt.
english translation
रूक्षंस्वादुकषायाम्लंकफपित्तहरंपरम्। रसासृङ्मांसमेदोजान्दोषान्हन्तिबिभीतकम् ॥१४८॥
The belliric myrobalan/bibhitaka (Terminalia bellirica Roxb.)is dry, sweet, astringent, acid and an excellent is effective in treating kapha and pitta and dispels the disorders of body-fluid, blood, flesh and fat.
english translation
स्वरभेदकफोत्क्लेदपित्तरोगविनाशनम्। अम्लंकषायमधुरंवातघ्नंग्राहिदीपनम् ॥१४९॥
The pomegranate/dadima (Punica granatum Linn.) is effective in treating hoarseness of voice, hyper-secretion of mucus, and disorders of pitta and vata.
english translation
स्निग्धोष्णंदाडिमंहृद्यंकफपित्ताविरोधिच। रूक्षाम्लंदाडिमंयत्तुतत्पित्तानिलकोपनम् ॥१५०॥
It is sweet, astringent and sour in taste, an appetizer, unctuous, hot, cordial and not antagonistic to kapha and pitta.
english translation