lksu
varga—(group
of sugarcane
juice and
its
products)
Juice of sugar cane is sara (laxative), heavy (hard to
digest),
unctuous,
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
digestible
and causes
constipation.
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
vãmsika
variety.
Next are the
sataparvaka,
kãñtara,
naipäla
etc., in
respective
order, a e
slightly
alkaline and
astringent
in taste,
hot in
potency and
cause
burning
sensation
slightly.
Phanita—(haf-cooked
molasses
) :—
Phanita is
heavy (haavy
to digest),
abhiyandi
(increasing
the
secretions
in the
tissue pores
and blocking
them),
causes mild
increase (of
the dosäs)
and cleanses
the urine
(by
increasing
its
quantity).
(
jaggery/molasses
treacle) :—
Guda
(jaggary,
molasses)
washed well
(made white
and purified
by some
process)
does not
cause great
increase of
Leman
(kapha),
(causes
slight
increase);
helps easy
eliminating
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.
Matsyatica—(brown
sugar etc.).
Matsyantika
(brown
sugar),
sugar candy
and sitä
(white
crystalline
sugar) in
their
succeeding
order are
better (than
guda-jagger/treacle),
are
aphrodisiac,
good for the
emaciated
and the
wounded,
cure
bleeding
diseases and
aggravation
of vãta.
Yasa sarkars
(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 phanita
(half-cooked
molasses) is
the least.
