Pear
Sweet-astringent, cooling fruit that reduces Kapha and Pitta.
increases Vatareduces Pittareduces Kapha
Ayurvedic properties
- Rasa (taste): sweet, astringent
- Virya (energy): cooling
- Guna (qualities): light, dry
Classical sources
- Charaka Samhita — Sutrasthana 27 — Phala varga (fruits)
- Bhavaprakasha — Nighantu — Phala varga
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