THE PARTICULAR SENSE OBJECT, WHICH IS PERCEIVED BY TOUNGE IS CALLED RASA.

रस्यते आस्वाद्यते रसनायः रसनेन्द्रियेण इति रस ||

ACTION OF RASA OCCURS IMMEDIATELY AFTER EXPOSURE TO RASANENDRIYA (TOUNGE).

THE FIRST IMPRESSION CREATED BY THE SUBSTANCE ON TOUNGE IS CALLES RASA.

Many drugs – medicines are working by rasa in AYURVEDA. Like GUDUCHI having bitter taste,so it works as When JWARAHARA-pacifying fever.

There are 6 types of RASA mentioned in Ayurveda –

  • Madhura – Sweet
  • Amla – Sour
  • Lavana – Salty
  • Katu – Pungent
  • Tikta – Bitter
  • Kashaya – Astringent

These rasas are successively having lower energy. which means, Madhura rasa gives maximum energy to the body and Kashaya gives the least.

Here we will discuss AMLA rasa.

Khatti imli is a favorite of many ladies. But who can take this rasa and how it affects our body.

In Amla rasa mainly dominant mahabhuta are Pruthvi + Agni

अम्ल रसो भक्तं रोचयति,अग्निं दीपयति, देहं बृहणयति, उर्जयति, मनो बोधयति, इन्द्रियाणि द्रढीकरोति, बलं वर्धयति, वातानुलोमयति, हृदयं तर्पयति, अस्यमास्त्रावयति, भुक्तमपकर्षयति, क्लेदयति, जरयति, प्रीणयति, लघुरुष्णः स्निग्धश्च |     

  • Improves the taste of food
  • Enhance digestive power
  • Nourishes body
  • Enhance enthusiasm
  • Pleases the mind
  • Strengthens sense organs
  • Enhance strength and immunity
  • Ensures movement of vata in its natural direction
  • Nourish the heart
  • Causes salivation
  • Helps in swallowing
  • Moistens and digest food
  • Refreshing
  • Light, hot and unctuous

Effects On Different Srotas(Channels) Cause Of Excessive Intake Of Amla Rasa (Sour Taste)

स एवंगुणोडप्येक एवात्यर्थमुपयुज्यमानो दन्तान हर्षयति, तर्षयति, संमीलयत्यक्षिनि, संवेजयति लोमानि, कफं विलापयति, पित्तमभिवर्धयति, रक्तं दूषयति, मांसं विदहति, कायं शिथिलीकारोति, क्षिणक्षत कृशदुर्बलानां श्वयथुमापादयति,अपि च क्षताभिहत दष्टदग्धभग्नशूनप्रच्युतावमुत्रितपरिसर्पितमर्दितच्छिन्नभिन्नविश्लिष्टोद्विद्धोत्पिष्टादीनि पचयत्यग्नेयस्वभावात् परिदहति कण्ठमुरो ह्रदयं च |

RASAVAHA: Instantly close eyes after intake of it, Horripulation liquefies the kapha, and makes body tissue brittle, in leans and the weak people it causes inflammation

RAKTAVAHA: Increases pitta, vitiates rakta, causes burning in tissue, due to heating property it causes suppuration of the wound caused by ulceration, trauma, contagious bite, burn, fracture, animals, bruise, excision, incision, separation, perforation and crushing.

It causes a burning sensation in the throat, chest, and heart.

UDAKAVAHA: Excessive thirst

ASTHIVAHA: causes a tingling sensation in teeth