In Ayurveda,all the types of sweetners are mentioned in IKSHUVARGA.

In which –

  • IKSHURASA (SUGARCANE JUICE)
  • FANITA (MOLASSES)
  • GUDA (JAGGERY)
  • MATSYANDIKA (UNCRYSTALLIZED SUGAR)
  • SITA (SAKAR)

Are included.

1) FANITA (RAB- HALF COOKED JAGGERY)

The erlier form of pulped sugarcane juice is called RAB,which is –

✅ मधुर – sweet

✅ अभिष्यन्दी – stoutening

✅ बृंहण – improves nourishment

✅ अवृष्य – non-aphrodisiac

✅ त्रिदोषकर – vitiates all the dosha

 

2) Guda (Jeggary) :-

✅ मधुर – sweet

✅ नअतिशीत – not so cold in potency

✅ स्निग्ध – unctuous

✅ मुत्ररक्तशोधक – blood,urine purifier

✅ नातिपित्तजित – decreases pitta but slightly

✅ वातघ्न – balances the vitiated vat

✅ मेदकफकर – increase med- fat and kapha

✅ बल्य – provides strength

✅ वृष्य – has aphrodisiac qualities 

 

पुराण गुड – PATHYATAMA – BEST

शुद्ध गुड (Pure or washed jiggery):-

 

✅ पित्तघ्न – pacifies the vitiated pitta

✅ मधुर – sweet

✅ वातघ्न – pacifies vitiated vat

✅ असृक्प्रसादन – detoxifies blood

 

3) मत्स्यंडिका – खण्ड – शर्करा (Uncrystallized sugar- hard sugar – crystal sugar)

They are having these qualities in successive order.

 

✅ शीत – cold in potency

✅ स्निग्ध – unctuous

✅ गुरुत्तर – heavy

✅ मधुरत्तर – sweet

✅ वृष्या – aphrodisiac

✅ रक्तपित्त प्रशमना – pacifies vitiated rakta,pitta – bleeding disorders

 

Their – sweetness,unctuousness,heaviness,cold potency,laxative property is in accordance with their purity.

 

4) शर्करा (SUGAR)

✅ सर्व दाह प्रणाषना – pacifies burning sensation

✅ रक्तपित्तप्रशमना – pacifies vitiated rakta,pitta – bleeding disorders

✅ छर्दि मूर्च्छा तृषापहाः – cues vomiting,fainting,thirst

 

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