Kanji
काञ्जी
Kanji is a fermented rice/grain water preparation. It is sour, light, dry, hot in potency, appetizing, digestive, and cardiotonic. It destroys Kapha dosha. It is prepared by allowing cooked rice water to ferment with mustard seeds and other ingredients. It is widely used as a digestive aid and in therapeutic preparations.
What is Kanji / Sour Rice Water (काञ्जी)?
<p>Kanji is a fermented rice/grain water preparation. It is sour, light, dry, hot in potency, appetizing, digestive, and cardiotonic. It destroys Kapha dosha. It is prepared by allowing cooked rice water to ferment with mustard seeds and other ingredients. It is widely used as a digestive aid and in therapeutic preparations.</p>
Therapeutic Actions (Karma)
<ul><li>Deepana (appetizing)</li><li>Pachana (digestive)</li><li>Hridya (cardiotonic)</li><li>Kaphanashaka (destroys Kapha)</li></ul>
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