Pungent taste in ayurveda

 Pungent taste - good effects and side effects 


  • Pungent taste is called "katu rasa " in Sanskrit .
  • Pungent taste is light,drying and heating in nature
Increases pittha


Effects on body and mind

  1. 1)Stimulates tongue 
  2. Worsens pain
  3. Worsens burning sensation 
  4. lacrimation and secretion from nose and mouth 
  5. sharpens sense organ 
  6. increases digestion strength 
  7. Carminative 
  8. Helps to relieve intestinal worms 🪱 🐛 
  9. Worsens bleeding 🩸 
  10. Decreases sexual interest and performance 
  11. causes weight loss
  12. detoxyfying
  13. scrapes down muscle tissue 
  14. cure diseases like indigestion ,inflammation ,obesity ,urticaria ,chronic conjuctivitis


Example of pungent substances 

Asafoetida ,black pepper ,vidanga,ginger


Excessive pungent taste consumption symptoms 

1.impotency

2.causes unconsciousness ,wear and tear of joints,leaniness

3.constipation...urine and motion flow obstruction 

4.tiredness

5.dizziness 

6.burning sensation 

7.excessive thirst


WHILE TAKING FOOD -Pungent taste should b taken in the last part of the diet,after consuming sweet,sour and salt tastes


Contraindications - bleeding disorder,pittha disorder like burning sensation,high fever,gastritis,excessive thirst,very lean person,sexual disorder .peptic ulcer,asthma,colitis ,skin condition 

Herbs with pungent taste are

  1. asa foetida
  2. black pepper
  3. vidanga
  4. chithraka
ginger


For more info and consultation watsapp at 8220330171 -DR.kavitha dev
myself DR.kavitha dev ayurveda practitioner residing in chennai

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