lksu varga—(group of sugarcane juice and its products)
Iksurasa —(properties of sugarcane juice) :—

Juice of sugar cane is sara (laxative), heavy (hard to degest), unctous, stoutening the body, cause increase of kapha and urine, is aphrodisiac, cold in potency, cures bleeding diseases, sweet in taste and also at the end of digestion.

The roots, shoots and worm infested parts of the cane being crushed together, the juice getting mixed with dirty materials (dust etc.), and lapse of little time in between (crushing and consuming the juice) because of these, the cane juice taken out from machines get spoiled and causes burning sensation during digestion, is not easily dgestable and causes constipation. 43—44.
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The poutdraka variety of cane is best in view of its coolant, effect, thinness and more sweetness of its juice; next to it is the vămika variety.

Next are the ataparvaka, kăńtira, naipäla etc., in respective order, a e slightly alkaline and astringent in taste, hot in potency and cause burning sensation slightly.

Phanita—(h1f-cooked molossec unrifine 1r ode ) :—

Phaiita (halfcooked molasss) is heavy (haid to digest), abhiyaiidi (increasing th secretions in the tissue pores and

blocking them), causes mild increase (of the doäs) and cleanses the urine (by increasing its quantity).
( jaggery/molassestreacle) :—

Guçla (jaggary, molasses) washed well (made white and purified by some process) does not cause great increase of Leman (kapha), (causes slight increase); helps easy eliminatin of urine and faeces; the other one (which is not washed and purified) causes appearances of worms greatly (inside the intestines) and disorder of bone-marrow, blood, fat, muscles, tissues and also of kapha.

That which is old is good to the heart and suitable for health that which is fresh, Causes increase of kapha and weakens digestive activity.

MatsyatIcIikcZi—(brown sugar etc.) :—

Matsyaiika (brown sugar), khazida (sugar candy) and sitä (white crystalline sugar) in their succeeding order are better (than gucla-jagger/treacle), are aphrodisiac, good for the emaciated and the wounded, cure bleeding diseases and aggravation of văta.
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Yasa arkart (sugar prepared from yavaaka plant) is similar in properties to sugar but is bitter-sweet arid astringent in taste.
All sugars cure burning sensation, thirst vomitting, fainting, and bleeding diseases.
Among the products of sugarcane juice, sugar is the best and phAiita (half-cooked molasses) is the least.