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Specimen profile
Lentil
Lens culinaris · Fabaceae
Skt · Masura — “The classical red lentil”Hindi · MasoorMal · Masoor ParippuTam · Masoor Paruppu
Quick-cooking classical pulse used as a nourishing, light staple across Ayurvedic dietetics.
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Lentil is one of humanity's oldest cultivated pulses, described in Ayurveda as Masura. It is considered relatively light among legumes, nourishing for all tissues, and given in khichari and soup form during convalescence and for postpartum nutrition.
Identification markers
Slender semi-erect annual, 25-40 cm, with small pinnate leaflets and tendrils, tiny pale blue-violet flowers, and short flat pods containing 1-2 lens-shaped seeds (red, green or black varieties).
Rasa
Madhura, Kashaya
Guna
Laghu
Virya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Madhura
Dosha effect
VT-, K+
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