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By Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha August 18, 2020

Rasa : The Six Tastes

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Ayurvedsutra Vol 07 issue 08 14 - Rasa : The Six Tastes

18 August, 20207 August, 2020 Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha Amla (sour), Amla Rasa, Charaka, dosha, Dr Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Guna, Kashaya (astringent), Kashaya Rasa, Katu (pungent), Katu Rasa, lavana (salt), Lavana Rasa, madhura (sweet), Madhura Rasa, Prof. Mita Kotecha, Tikta (bitter), Tikta Rasa

In Ayurveda, Rasa can mean feeling or emotion as well as taste. And each of the tastes can have a subtle emotional or mental effect on our awareness, as well as on our physical state.

The knowledge of Rasa or taste is considered very important for the purpose of treatment. Charaka brings this out very succinctly in this way: “A physician well versed with the classification of Rasa and Dosha seldom commits a mistake in diagnosing and treating a disease.”

There are six tastes identified by Ayurveda

For Full article, buy Ayurved Sutra Vol. 07 Issue 08

Amla (sour)Amla Rasa Charaka dosha Dr Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha Guna Kashaya (astringent)Kashaya Rasa Katu (pungent)Katu Rasa lavana (salt)Lavana Rasa madhura (sweet)Madhura Rasa Prof. Mita Kotecha Tikta (bitter)Tikta Rasa

Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha

Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India is an Ayurveda physician who is also a recipient of Padmashri Award for Medicine in 2015. He is the former Vice Chancellor of Gujarat Ayurveda University, Jamnagar. He is the Founder, Chakrapani Ayurveda Clinic & Research Center, Jaipur.

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