Properties
Taste: Pungent, Sweet
Natural Attributes: Oily, Light, Sharp
Tissue impact (Vipak): Sweet
Thermal impact (Virya): Heating
Dosha impact: V-, P+, K-Â Â
Digestive impact (Agni): easy to digest
Channels (Srotas): Opens
Feces:Â
Urine: diuretic
Strength (Bala): Clears congestion and obstruction
Mind (Manas):
Effect: alkalizing, digestive, spleen tonic, detoxicant, cardiac stimulant
Chinese five element impact: fire
Chinese medicine syndromes:
Medicinal propertiesÂ
- Nourishment (rasa):
- Blood-circulation-liver:Â
- Muscles:
- Fat:Â
- Bones-joints-tendon-ligaments: joint pain
- Nervous system: relieves pain
- Reproductive and hormonal systems:Â
- Strength:Â
- Immunity:Â
- Vital essence:Â
- Mental:
- Skin:
- Kidney-Bladder:Â
- Respiratory system: nasal catarrh
- Digestive system: halitosis, moves flatulence, Stomach pain, lack of appetite, distension, ignites digestion, digests phlegm
- Cleansing:Â
Harmful for:Â