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Some important properties of ''vicharana'' have been enumerated in the following table:
Some important properties of ''vicharana'' have been enumerated in the following table:
Type of Pravicharana Properties Reference
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Odana (boiled rice) laghu, balya, truptikara Yogaratnakara Purvakhanda Siddhannadipakaguna chapter
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Vilepi (thick gruel) laghu, deepaniya, madhura, pathya, tarpana, hridya,
! ''Type of Pravicharana'' !! ''Properties'' !! ''Reference''
vata pittahara Su. Su. 46/342
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Mamsarasa (meat soup) and mamsa (meat) prinana, vata pittahara, hridya, swasa, kasa, shrama,
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Odana (boiled rice)''
kshya hara, shukrakara Su. Chi. 46/359-60
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''laghu, balya, truptikara''
Dugdha (milk) madhura, sheeta, snigdha, guru Cha. Su. 1/112
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Yogaratnakara Purvakhanda Siddhannadipakaguna chapter''
Dadhi (curd) madhura, guru, vatahara, pitta kapha vardhaka,
|-
agnimandyakara, amla Yogaratnakara Purvakhanda Siddhannadipakaguna chapter
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Vilepi (thick gruel)''
Yavagu (thick gruel) grahi, vatanashaka, balya, tarpana Ka. Khi. 4/76
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''laghu, deepaniya, madhura, pathya, tarpana, hridya,vata pittahara''
Supa (soup of green leafy vegetables) laghu, grahi, kapha pittahara Yogaratnakara Purvakhanda Siddhannadipakaguna chapter
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Su. Su. 46/342''
Yusha (pulses soup) deepana, rochana, agnivardhaka, praswedajanana,
|-
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Mamsarasa (meat soup) and mamsa (meat)''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''prinana, vata pittahara, hridya, swasa, kasa, shrama,kshya hara, shukrakara''
Khada (cooked buttermilk)- Kambalika (Preparation of Sesame with curd, oil, salt etc.) ruchikara, ushna, laghupaki, vata kaphahara, hridya Su. Chi. 46/376
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Su. Chi. 46/359-60''
Saktu (roasted flour of barli, horse gram etc.) saktu mantha - sadyobalakara, pipasa, shramanashana, mala-doshanulomana, ruksha Su. Chi. 46/386-87
|-
Madya (alcohol) amla, ushna, vatanulomana, kaphahara Cha. Su. 27/178
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Dugdha (milk)''
Leha (confections) madhura, guru As. Su. 25/20
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''madhura, sheeta, snigdha, guru''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Cha. Su. 1/112''
|-
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Dadhi (curd)''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''madhura, guru, vatahara, pitta kapha vardhaka,agnimandyakara, amla''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Yogaratnakara Purvakhanda Siddhannadipakaguna chapter''
|-
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Yavagu (thick gruel)''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''grahi, vatanashaka, balya, tarpana''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Ka. Khi. 4/76''
|-
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Supa (soup of green leafy vegetables)''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''laghu, grahi, kapha pittahara''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Yogaratnakara Purvakhanda Siddhannadipakaguna chapter''
|-
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Yusha (pulses soup)''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''deepana, rochana, agnivardhaka, praswedajanana,tridoshashamaka''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Ka. Khi. 4/15''
|-
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Khada (cooked buttermilk)- Kambalika (Preparation of Sesame with curd, oil, salt etc.)''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''ruchikara, ushna, laghupaki, vata kaphahara, hridya''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Su. Chi. 46/376''
|-
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Saktu (roasted flour of barli, horse gram etc.)''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''saktu mantha - sadyobalakara, pipasa, shramanashana, mala-doshanulomana, ruksha''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Su. Chi. 46/386-87''
|-
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Madya (alcohol)''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''amla, ushna, vatanulomana, kaphahara''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Cha. Su. 27/178''
|-
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''Leha (confections)''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''madhura, guru''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | ''As. Su. 25/20''
|-
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In patients suffering from skin diseases, edema, diabetes, meat of domesticated animals and animals from marshy lands , or of aquatic animals is contraindicated. Moreover, jaggery, curd, milk and sesame are also not suitable for ''vicharana''. All these articles increase moisture content in body causing aggravation of symptoms.
In patients suffering from skin diseases, edema, diabetes, meat of domesticated animals and animals from marshy lands , or of aquatic animals is contraindicated. Moreover, jaggery, curd, milk and sesame are also not suitable for ''vicharana''. All these articles increase moisture content in body causing aggravation of symptoms.