Charak Samhita

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/27/21

सन्धानकृद्वातहरोगोधूमःस्वादुशीतलः। जीवनोबृंहणोवृष्यःस्निग्धःस्थैर्यकरोगुरुः ॥२१॥

sanskrit

[The properties of wheat] Wheat (Triticum aestivum Linnaeus) alleviates morbid vata, sweet, cold in potency, vitalizing, nourishing, aphrodisiac, unctuous, stabilizing and heavy.

english translation

sandhAnakRdvAtaharogodhUmaHsvAduzItalaH| jIvanobRMhaNovRSyaHsnigdhaHsthairyakaroguruH ||21||

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siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/27/22

नान्दीमुखीमधूलीचमधुरस्निग्धशीतले। इत्ययंशूकधान्यानांपूर्वोवर्गःसमाप्यते ॥२२॥ इतिशूकधान्यवर्गःप्रथमः॥१॥

sanskrit

Nandimukhi (crowfoot grass) and madhuli (Eleusine coracana Gaerin) corn are sweet, unctuous and cold in potency. Thus, ends the first section on monocotyledons.

english translation

nAndImukhImadhUlIcamadhurasnigdhazItale| ityayaMzUkadhAnyAnAMpUrvovargaHsamApyate ||22|| itizUkadhAnyavargaHprathamaH||1||

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siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/27/23

अथशमीधान्यवर्गः- कषायमधुरोरूक्षःशीतःपाकेकटुर्लघुः। विशदः श्लेष्मपित्तघ्नोमुद्गःसूप्योत्तमोमतः ॥२३॥

sanskrit

[The class of pulses(di-cotyledons): Qualities of green gram (Vigna radiata Linn. Wilczec)] Now begins the section on pulses (di-cotyledons). Green-gram (mudga) is considered the best of pulses. It is astringent and sweet in taste, dry, cold in potency, pungent (after digestion), and light. It alleviates the vitiated kapha and pitta.

english translation

athazamIdhAnyavargaH- kaSAyamadhurorUkSaHzItaHpAkekaTurlaghuH| vizadaH zleSmapittaghnomudgaHsUpyottamomataH ||23||

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siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/27/24

वृष्यःपरंवातहरःस्निग्धोष्णोमधुरोगुरुः। बल्योबहुमलःपुंस्त्वंमाषःशीघ्रंददातिच ॥२४॥

sanskrit

The qualities of black gram (Vigna mungo Linn. Hepper syn. Phaseolus mungo): Black gram is an excellent aphrodisiac, effective in treating vata, unctuous, hot, sweet, heavy (to digest) and strength promoting. It also increases fecal volume.

english translation

vRSyaHparaMvAtaharaHsnigdhoSNomadhuroguruH| balyobahumalaHpuMstvaMmASaHzIghraMdadAtica ||24||

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siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/27/25

राजमाषः सरोरुच्यःकफशुक्राम्लपित्तनुत्। तत्स्वादुर्वातलोरूक्षःकषायोविशदोगुरुः ॥२५॥

sanskrit

[Qualities of the black eye-pea (Vigna unguiculata Linn. Walp)] Black eye-pea is a relishing variant of dicotyledon that has laxative and alleviating properties against disorders of kapha shukra and acid-dyspepsia. It is sweet in taste like black gram, vata-stimulant, dry, (works as an) astringent, cleaning (action) and is heavy to digest.

english translation

rAjamASaH sarorucyaHkaphazukrAmlapittanut| tatsvAdurvAtalorUkSaHkaSAyovizadoguruH ||25||

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