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Section 2: Analysis Chapter 3: Analysis of Constitution and Illness59

Taste(Rasa) Physical Efect Mental Efect

sweet

VP- builds stren!thens tissues" life sap #o$as%"bones co&ple'ioncontent&ent"

pleasuresour V(di!esti)eaid"

dispels !as" nourishes" relie)esthirst" satiates" helps circulation and

eli&ination" stren!thens heart" aids all tissuesbut reproducti)e" &aintains acidity

wa*ens &ind senses

salty V-softenin!" lubricates tissues" la'ati)e" sedati)e"di!esti)e aid" pro&otes sweatin!" pur!ati)e"

e&etic" softens hard tu&ors" decon!ests hardphle!&" &aintains &ineral balance"

holdswater" i&pro)es tastecal&s ner)es"stops an'iety

pun!entV(-

heals throat diseases and V( aller!ic rashes"

s*in diseases" counters water" !rease" and fat+di!esti)e aid" dispels !as" re&o)es ede&a"i&pro)es taste" pro&otes sweat" i&pro)es

&etabolis& and or!anic functions" brea*s upsta!nant blood or clots and other hard &asses"

clears channels" relie)es ner)e pain and&uscle tension

opens &indand senses

bitterP(-

heals anore'ia" thirst" s*in diseases" fe)er"nausea" burnn!" parasites" and bacteria+ blood

puri,er" cleanses" deto'i,es" reduces fat"tissue" and water e'cesses+ antibiotic"

antiseptic" di!esti)e aid" cleanses breast &il*"di!ests su!ar and fat

clears senses ande&otionsastrin!ent


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P(-stops bleedin! and cleanses blood" sweat"

diarrhea" heals s*in and &ucus &e&branes"prolapse" and ulcers+ e'pectorant" diuretic"

ti!htens tissues" dries &oisture and fat

cools ,ery&inds and clearssenses ande&otions

re&o)es lethar!yV V.yu" P Pitta" ( (apha" /-0 &eans reduces that doßha

1he yur)eda ncyclopedia4

Negative Efects Due To ExcessIn the table below are the diseases that result

fro& in!estin! foods that create e'cesses in the

doßhas6 In e'cess" e)entually any doßha willde)elop these ail&ents6It is interestin! that yur)eda is not concerned

with na&in! diseases6 It deter&ines illness accordin!to the e'cesses and de,ciencies of the ele&entsor doßhas #air" ,re" and water%6 7hen doßhas arebalanced" illness does not e'ist6 8ro& this point of

)iew" one can see that by understandin! the eectsof the si' tastes upon the doßhas" nutrition beco&esan ele&ental and eecti)e &easure in &aintainin!

the balance of health6 1he charts shown abo)e

also re)eal how )arious diseases are seen to be directlyrelated to tastes and doßhas6 1hus" by followin!an appropriate food plan for one0s constitution"

a person &ay &aintain health and pre)entfuture illness6

Energy (Vírya) 1his ener!y causes the acti)ation of tastes6

8oods and drin*s possess either cool or hot ener!y#in the body%6 ach taste has an associated ener!y6

* Yogurt is sour, sweet, and heavy. Pure forms of thetastes will aggravate one’s doßha more easily than

complex versions and thus should be used with care.Taste

(Rasa) Physical Efect Mental Efectsweet (

e'cess fat diseases+obesity" diabetes

indi!estion"&ali!nant tu&ors"

nec* !land


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Taste Energy Foodssweet cold su!ar

sour acidic=

Post Digestive (Vip!a) 1astes &ay chan!e at the end of the di!esti)e

process6 1his is due to the di!esti)e agni ,re $uicesin the ali&entary tract #&etabolis&%6 8or e'a&ple"foods or li?uids" initially sweet" de)elop an aftertaste6

1his taste &ay be any of the si' tastes6 1heseafter tastes also aect a person0s constitution6 @elow

is the !eneral deter&ination of vipáa tastes#howe)er there are always e'ceptions%6

!"hroughout this text, the following abbreviationswill occur# $%’ $P’ $&’ stands for %áyu, Pitta, and

&apha respectively. $'’ stands for reducing a doßhaand $(’ means increasing a doßha)

Sweet VP- ( #&oist% pro&otes secretion of (apha" se&en" easy and co&fortable !as"and helps the dischar!e of urine and feces6

Produces sali)a6Sour P increases the tissues #e'cept the reproducti)e

dhátu" which is reduced%6 It produces bile" acid6

Salty P produces sali)a6Pun!ent P #in ti&e% causes !as" constipation" painful

urine" reduces se&en with dicult dischar!e6

@itter P(- V produces dryness and !as in thecolon6Astrin!ent P(- V constricts" bothers V.yu6

E"otions and Tasteach of the si' tastes produces or enhances a

certain e&otion when eaten6 1hus" e&otional disorders&ay be balanced by eatin! and a)oidin!

foods accordin! to their tastes6Do#has$ Nutrition$ and the % Tastes


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V.yu is balanced by supple&entin! with &oisttastes" sweet" sour" and salty #balancin! dryness%"and so&e war& tastes as well6 Pitta is balanced by

usin! sweet #&oist%" and bitter and astrin!ent #coolin!%tastes6 1his helps counter heat-related illness

#e6!6" infection" rash" an!er" i&patience%6 (aphadiseases are re&o)ed by usin! sour and pun!enttastes #i6e6" they heat and burn up water%6 @ittertastes" by causin! a dryin! action" also reduce

(apha6&'eet: Benerally" food is sweet in taste" neutral in

ener!y" and sweet in its post-di!esti)e eect6 Itggravating Paciying

su!ar co&ple' carbohydratestable salt sea weed

hot peppers #e6!6" cayenne% &ild spices #e6!6"

carda&o&%alcohol yo!urt" sour fruitpure bitters #e6!6"

!oldenseal% &ild bitters #aloe !el%pure astrin!ents #stron!

tannins%&ild astrin!ents #e6!6" red

raspberry%% Tastes Post*Digestive

Tastesweet" salty beco&es sweet

sour re&ains sourpun!ent" bitter"astrin!ent beco&es pun!entTaste E"otions Excesses

sweet desire (aphasour en)y Pitta

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&alty: Seafood or condi&ent6 In &oderation" saltstren!thens all tissues6 7hen used in e'cess" it

depletes tissues6Pungent: Spices and spicy )e!etables do not oer

&uch nutrition" but they sti&ulate di!estion6

+itter: Such )e!etables oer little nourish&ent6 1hey are useful in clearin! and cleansin! di!esti)eor!ans" and in aidin! di!estion" especially if

ta*en before &eals #for Pitta and (apha doßhas%6stringent: 1his is &ainly a secondary taste6 Astrin!ent

foods" li*e !reen )e!etables or unripeapples" pro)ide &inerals but do not build tissue6Energy: Dost foods are neutral in heatin! and

coolin! eects6 1o apply hot or cold therapeutics"appropriate spices and foods are eaten coo*ed or

raw6

,eavy-.ight: Dost foods tend to be hea)y" thou!h&any li!ht foods also e'ist6 Spices can &a*e foodsli!hter6 Eils can &a*e the& hea)ier6

Dry-Moist: 8oods are also dry or &oist6 atin!dry foods or toast can increase dryness6 8ryin!foods or addin! li?uids can increase &oistness6

&pecial Properties/ #Pra0hva%Ferbs also ha)e so&e subtler" &ore speci,c

?ualities" beyond their traditional rules and de,nitions68or e'a&ple" basil" althou!h a heatin! herb"

reduces fe)er6 Ferbs with si&ilar ener!ies will ha)e

dierent special properties6Certain e'ternal actions aect the herbs0 prabháva+ mantras" !e&s" or $ust the intention orlo)e i&parted by the practitioner alters the herbsbeyond the !eneral classi,cations6 8or e'a&ple"

ámala #e&bellica ocinalis% and barhal #a )arietyof ,cus ben!alensis" linn6% both ha)e the sa&e

taste" property" ener!y" and post-di!esti)e taste6 Getámala alle)iates the doßhas and barhal a!!ra)ates

the doßhas6 Also til #sesa&e seeds% and madan#randia du&etoru&" la&*6% ha)e predo&inantly

sweet" astrin!ent" and bitter tastes6 @oth are oilyand stic*y6 Get" madan is an e&etic" while sesa&eis not6 Si&ilarly" wearin! speci,c stones li*e topaH"

ruby" sapphire" etc6 can heal dierent diseases6Dual Do#has

It is si&ply a &atter of balance6 7hen doßhasare not in a balanced state" one has to increase the

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Pitta% they are ad)ised to in!est foods and herbsthat increase the third or de,cient ele&ent #e6!6"

(apha%6 Si&ultaneously" one reduces the inta*e of foods and herbs that increase the two e'cessi)e

doßhas #e6!6" V.yu and Pitta%6

8oods aect the surface nutrition" while herbsaid the subtle nutrition6 1here also &ay be instanceswhen one doßha is !reatly e'cessi)e" and a second

is &ildly a!!ra)ated6 1hus" proper considerationof the de!ree of deran!e&ent is necessary as well6

Tastes and 1rgansach of the si' tastes also produces eects on

each of the internal or!ans as well6 A!ain" throu!hin!estin! the proper tastes" the health of the or!ans

&ay be &aintained6Physiology o the % Tastes

yur)eda says that each taste" when found ine'cess in the body will ad)ersely aect certainor!ans in the body6 1his infor&ation is used as a

cross-reference to the ,)e-ele&ent )iew of healthand balance" stated earlier6

Section 2: Analysis Chapter 3: Analysis of Constitution and Illness43

1hus" yur)eda oers a uni?ue )iew of theener!etics of taste: si' tastes #the initial taste" itshot or cold ener!y" and its after taste%" how tastesare related to the doßhas" or!ans" diseases" and

e&otions and their special properties6 It is a co&pletescience of the &echanics and ener!ies of nutrition6 8urther" it re)eals a causal relationship

between food and health+ how one feels is !reatlydecided by what one eats6

As discussed earlier" yur)eda ai&s to re&o)ethe cause of an illness6 ather than /curin!0 a speci,c

disease" this science addresses the balance of the whole indi)idual6 It always considers the threele)els of health: body" &ind" and e'ternal causes6 1his chapter has e'a&ined the yur)edic )iew of

how the tastes and ener!ies of foods play a directrole in creatin! health or illness6Jife habits #e'ternal% are considered another

essential yur)edic healin! &easure when lifestyle chan!es are !radually adapted6 In the ori!inalyur)edic te'ts" people are cautioned to !radually

chan!e their habits6 Startin! or stoppin! habits#e)en healthy ones% too suddenly" causes shoc*

to the syste&6 In the chapter on the seasons" a subtle


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but the alternati)es #i6e6" illnesses% are less pleasant6)entually one ,nds a food plan that feels

co&fortable6As discussed earlier" food essence rises throu!h

the channel to the brain" so it is crucial that wholeso&e

foods are ta*en for its sattwic #pure% essence6Er!anic is also )ery !ood6 +attwic essence posi-Taste 1rgan

Sweet spleen #pancreas%Sour li)er

Salty *idneysPun!ent lun!s

@itter heartAstrin!ent colon

1he yur)eda ncyclopedia4

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