Melon
Very cooling, hydrating fruit; best eaten alone, away from other foods.
neutral for Vatareduces Pittaincreases Kapha
Ayurvedic properties
- Rasa (taste): sweet
- Virya (energy): cooling
- Guna (qualities): heavy, moist
Classical sources
- Charaka Samhita — Sutrasthana 27 — Phala varga (fruits)
- Bhavaprakasha — Nighantu — Phala varga
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