Urad dal (Black gram)
Heavy, building, warming pulse; strengthening but hard to digest.
reduces Vataincreases Pittaincreases Kapha
Ayurvedic properties
- Rasa (taste): sweet
- Virya (energy): heating
- Guna (qualities): heavy, unctuous
Classical sources
- Charaka Samhita — Sutrasthana 27 — Shami-dhanya varga
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