Coffee is dry, stimulant, hot in potency, diminishes ''kapha-vata'', increases urination, a good stimulant for heart and causes insomnia.
Coffee is dry, stimulant, hot in potency, diminishes ''kapha-vata'', increases urination, a good stimulant for heart and causes insomnia.
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====Mishtannam(''mithai'')====
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====Mishtannam (''mithai'')====
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''Laddu'' etc. are heavy, unctuous, increase ''kapha'', nourishing, and if taken in excessive quantity, it may lead to disease like ''sthaulya, prameha'', etc.
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''Laddu'' (round sweet balls) etc. are heavy to digest, unctuous, increase [[kapha]], nourishing. If taken in excessive quantity, it may lead to disease like obesity (sthaulya), urinary diseases including diabetes (prameha).