Six Taste of Ayurveda : Shadhrasa
🌿Awesome Ayurveda🌿 Six Taste of Ayurveda : Shadhrasa ( Source : Ashtang Hriday) According to Ayurveda, everything is made up of some combination of the five elements- this includes us, humans, and the foods that we eat. Specific combinations of elements create specific tastes in food, and depending on your individual makeup, you'll want to eat more of some tastes and less of others. Let's look at the tastes and their corresponding elements : Sweet (Madhura) Earth & Water Sour (Amla) Earth & Fire Salty (Lavana) Water & Fire Pungent (Katu) Fire & Air Bitter (Tikta) Air & Ether Astringent (Kashaya) Air & Earth Rasa lakṣaņa : Characteristics of tastes Madhur : Sweet The rasas that is sweet (Madhura or Svādu) is immediately understood by its keeping inside mouth. It provides comfort to the sense organs and a feeling of contentment body. Ants are very much fond of it. Amla : Sour Due to taste
