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English name: Carrot
Botanical name: Daucus carota
Sanskrit name: Gaajara
Hindi name: Gaajar

Indications

Ulcers
Heart
Cold & cough
Laxative
Sprue
Piles
Bleeding diseases

Properties

Taste (Rasa) – Sweet & bitter
Quality (Guna) – Light & sharp
Potency (Virya) – hot
Taste after digestion (Vipaka) – sweet
Balances pitta & kapha
Soothing
Healing
Nourishing
Protects the liver
Is a rich source of beta carotene that is extremely good for its anti-cancerous properties, especially lung Cancer
Good tonic
Alkalizer
Blood purifier
Boosts immunity in children
Aphrodisiac
It is rich in Vitamin A, Potassium, Calcium, phosphorus, Sulphur, Sodium, Beta carotene, Vitamin C, Iron, other minerals.

Ingredients:

Carrot
Palm sugar
Water
Lime Juice - one tsp

Preparation:

Extract the juice from the carrot in a blender. Add palm sugar to the extracted juice. Add lime juice and stir well.

Glossary:

Rasa – Taste.

Guna - Quality

Virya – Potency.

Vipaka - Taste after digestion. Agni (digestive activity) acts upon the food that we take and the taste of the food is changed. The original rasa (taste) changes to vipaka (new or same taste).

Vata – It refers to one of the three doshas. This is made of air and ether. This functional unit is characterized by movement, coldness, lightness and dryness in the body. When imbalanced it produces pain in various parts of the body.

Pitta – It refers to one of the three doshas. This is made of fire and water. This functional unit is characterized by heat, temperature and digestion in the body. When imbalanced it produces heat and burning sensation in the body.

Kapha – It refers to one of the three doshas. This is made of earth and water in our body. It is characterized by fluidity, strength and nourishment. When imbalanced it produces heaviness and phlegm in the body

Doshas – Literally that which can go out of balance. Bodily humor

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