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Nutritional Therapy Flashcards

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Shad rasa

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Six tastes

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What are the six tastes?

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Sweet (Madhura)
Sour (Amla)
Salty (Lavana)
Pungent (Katu)
Bitter (Tikta)
Astringent (Kashaya)

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Madhura

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Sweet
Earth + Water
Heavy, oily, sticky, cool
Decreases Vata and Pitta
Increases Kapha

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Sour

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Amla
Earth + Fire
Hot, light, moist
Decreases Vata
Increases Pitta and Kapha

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Salty

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Lavana
Fire + Water
Hot, heavy, sharp, a little oily
Decreases Vata
Increases Pitta and Kapha

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Pungent

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Katu
Fire + Air
Dry, light, hot, sharp
Decreases Vata and Kapha
Increases Pitta

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Bitter

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Tikta
Air + Ether
Dry, cool, light
Decreases Pitta and Kapha
Increases Vata

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Astringent

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Kashaya
Air + Earth
Dry, cool, heavy
Decreases Pitta and Kapha
Increases Vata

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What are the aspects of dravya guna?

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Rasa (Taste)
Guna (Qualities)
Virya (Temperature)
Vipaka (Post-digestive taste)
Prabhava (Unexplained action)
Karma (Action)

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