Taste: Sweet
Natural Attributes: Heavy, Oily
Tissue impact (Vipak): Sweet, nourishingÂ
Thermal impact (Virya): cooling
Dosha impact: Decrease Vata and Pitta, increases KaphaÂ
Digestive impact (Agni): relatively hard to digest
Channels (Srotas): closes the channels
Feces:Â
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Strength (Bala): highly increases strength and immunityÂ
Mind (Manas): Tamasic
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Chinese five element impact:Â
Chinese medicine syndromes: Nourish kidney & Lung Yin
Medicinal propertiesÂ
- Nourishment (rasa): gaining weight, lactation
- Blood-circulation-liver: proper body fluid distribution, edema, jaundice, blood deficiency
- Reproductive and hormonal systems: fertility
- Respiratory system: lung infection, cough, dyspnea
Harmful for:Â