Jaggery
Unrefined cane sugar; building and mineral-rich, more grounding than white sugar.
reduces Vataneutral for Pittaincreases Kapha
Ayurvedic properties
- Rasa (taste): sweet
- Virya (energy): heating
- Guna (qualities): heavy, unctuous
Classical sources
- Charaka Samhita — Sutrasthana 27 — Ikshu varga (sugars) / Madhu (honey)
- Bhavaprakasha — Nighantu — Ikshu varga
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