Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Guḍa (jaggery) is also mentioned as a remedy for indigestion caused by sūraṇa (elephant foot yam) nāgaraṅga (citron). The remedies for these types of indigestions are also explained therewith. These agents consumed on a large scale can cause indigestion for certain people. Guḍa (jaggery) is mentioned in a list of remedies for indigestion.-A complete section in Bhojanakutūhala is devoted for the description of agents that cause indigestion. Guḍa or “jaggery” is mutually incompatible ( viruddhāhāra) with the following: Ānūpamāmṣa (the meat of animals living in marshy lands) and fruit of Lakuca (the fruit of bread-fruit tree). Different products made out of sugarcane juice and their properties are also discussed. The properties of sugarcane which is crushed with teeth and crushed in a huge machine are also explained in detail. Guḍa or “jaggery” represents one of the varieties or products of Ikṣu (sugercane juice), according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala ( dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana).-The properties and varieties of sugarcane are discussed in the ikṣu-prakaraṇa. Suśruta (Suśrutasaṃhitā Sūtrasthāna 45.163) also states that if the derivatives of sugar cane like guḍa, śarkarā, khaṇḍa, phāṇita become more white, they become more cold, sweeter, more pure and more difficult to digest. The usage of guḍa as the sweetening agent in the preparation of a lot of sweet varieties is also referred to in the text. Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa (Bālakāṇḍa 52.4) states the guḍa is used frequently in the preparation of many sweets. Kauṭilya mentions of some products of sugarcane such as phāṇita (inspissated juice of sugarcane), guḍa (jaggery), khaṇḍa (raw sugar), matsyaṇḍikā (sugar candy) and śarkarā (sugar). Pāṇini mentions the plantations of sugar cane. Guḍa (गुड) refers to “jaggery”, according to the Arthaśāstra II.15.15, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.-Chewing of sugarcane ( ikṣu) is referred to in Atharvaveda. Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family having the following synonyms: Euphorbia media, Euphorbia scoparia, Euphorbia viminalis, Tirucalia indica. Guda in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Euphorbia tirucalli L. from the Malvaceae (Mallow) family having the following synonyms: Gossypium mexicanum, Gossypium religiosum. Guda in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Gossypium hirsutum L. For the possible medicinal usage of guda, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health. from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family having the following synonyms: Euphorbia neriifolia Roxb., Euphorbia helicothele. Guda in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Euphorbia nivulia Buch.-Ham. Together with the Suśruta-saṃhitā and the Caraka-saṃhita, it is considered one of the three main Indian medical classics Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs The Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya-saṃhitā by Vāgbhaṭa is a classical Sanskrit treatise dealing with Āyurveda dating from the 6th-century. The commonly accepted number of marmas in the human body, as described in the Suśruta-saṃhita, is 107 divided into 5 categories: the muscular, vascular, ligament, bone and joints. When affected severely, these marmas causes death. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Suśruta-saṃhitā and the Caraka-saṃhitā.ģ) Guda (गुद) is the name of a specific marma (vital points) of the human body, according to the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya-saṃhitā. Molasses (commonly known as ‘black treacle’) is a by-product created during the refinement of sugarcane into sugar.Ģ) Guḍa (गुड) refers to the “Jaggery”, a type of cane sugar traditionally obtained from the concentrated juice of a Sugarcane or a Palm. Guda in Ayurveda glossary Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyġ) Guḍa (गुड, “globe, ball”) is a Sanskrit technical term translating to “Molasses”, and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā.
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