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The word ''santarpana'' means the act of satiating, restoration or refreshing. In this context, the term is used for overeating or overnutrition. Dietary items that are ''prithvi'' and ''apa mahabhuta'' dominant lead to ''santarpana''. Quality, quantity, and age of certain food items can cause alteration in the digestability of the food. For example, aged food grains are light to digest than new food grains. Therefore, the new food grains tend to increase weight, and same quantity of aged food grains do not increase weight. What changes occur in aging of the grains and their mechanism of action needs to be studied.  

The word ''santarpana'' means the act of satiating, restoration or refreshing. In this context, the term is used for overeating or overnutrition. Dietary items that are ''prithvi'' and ''apa mahabhuta'' dominant lead to ''santarpana''. Quality, quantity, and age of certain food items can cause alteration in the digestability of the food. For example, aged food grains are light to digest than new food grains. Therefore, the new food grains tend to increase weight, and same quantity of aged food grains do not increase weight. What changes occur in aging of the grains and their mechanism of action needs to be studied.  

==== I. Qualities of ''Santarpanakarak'' Food Articles ====

==== I. Properties of ''Santarpanakarak'' food articles ====

   

   

Unctuous (''snigdha''), sweet (''madhura''), heavy to digest (''guru''), and slimy (''pichhilla'') foods predominantly have ''prithvi'' and ''apa mahabhutas'', leading to an increase in ''kapha'' and ''rasa dhatu''.  

Unctuous (''snigdha''), sweet (''madhura''), heavy to digest (''guru''), and slimy (''pichhilla'') foods predominantly have ''prithvi'' and ''apa mahabhutas'', leading to an increase in ''kapha'' and ''rasa dhatu''.