Virtue of Madhura-The sweet taste is possessed of the virtue of increasing the quantity of lymph-chyle, blood, flesh, fat, bone marrow, albumen (ojas), semen, and milk in a parturient woman. Tastes such as sweet ( madhura), bitter and astringent are possessed of the virtue of subduing the deranged Pitta. ![]() Tastes such as sweet ( madhura), acid and saline are endued with the virtues of subduing Vayu. The tastes such as sweet ( madhura), bitter and astringent are cold in their properties. A sweet taste is largely endued with attributes which specifically appertain to the material principles of earth ( bhumi or pṛthivī) and water ( toya or ap).Ī sweet taste ( madhura-rasa), which is possessed of the same properties as the Kapha, respectively increases the sweetness, oiliness, heaviness, coldness and sliminess of the latter with the help of similar properties of its own.The tastes such as sweet ( madhura), acid and saline are heavy and emollient in their character. ![]() ![]() Madhura (“sweet”) is a taste ( rasa) which is pleasant, proves comfortable to, and contributes to the life-preservation of a man, keeps his mouth moist, and increases the quantity of bodily Kapha. Madhura in Ayurveda glossary Source: : Sushruta samhita, Volume I
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