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Specimen profile
Chickpea
Cicer arietinum · Fabaceae
Skt · Chanaka — “The classical name for the gram pulse”Hindi · ChanaMal · KadalaTam · Kondakadalai
Astringent-sweet legume classically used for strength, diabetes-prone constitutions and weight management.
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Chickpea is an annual legume of ancient Indian and Mediterranean cultivation, described in Ayurvedic texts as Chanaka. Classical materia medica values it as heavy, astringent and cooling, kapha-provoking but vata-pacifying when properly prepared, and specifically noted in urinary disorders and obesity regimens.
Identification markers
Small bushy annual, 30-60 cm, with imparipinnate serrated leaflets, small violet-white papilionaceous flowers, and inflated pods usually containing 1-2 beaked, pea-like seeds (kabuli - cream; desi - brown).
Rasa
Madhura, Kashaya
Guna
Guru, Ruksha
Virya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Katu
Dosha effect
VP-, K+
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