Sad Rasa in Ayurveda

·         RASA (TASTE)

RASA	E.N	PANCA MAHABUTA	VATA	PITTA	KAPHA
1.      Madhura	Sweet	Prthvi+ Jala	Decrease	Decrease	Increase
2.      Amla	Sour	Prthvi+ Agni	Decrease	Increase	Increase
3.      Lavana	Salt	Jala    + Agni	Decrease	Increase	Increase
4.      Katu	Pungent	Vayu + Agni	Increase	Increase	Decrease
5.      Tikta	Bitter	Vayu + Akasa	Increase	Decrease	Decrease
6.      Kashaya	Astringent	Vayu + Prthvi	Increase	Decrease	Decrease

Some example:

1.      Madhura	Honey,sugar,candy,cake,cocolate,ice cream,donut,milk,nectar,soy sauce,kiwi fruit,watermelon,banana,etc
2.      Amla	Tamrin,strowberry,passion fruit (markisa), mango, yogurt, sauce, tuber, lemon, orange, cheese, butter milk, fragmentasi fruit,etc
3.      Lavana	Salt,water sea,sweat, seaweed, sea fish, etc
4.      Katu	Chili, marica, garlic, onions, paprica, chives, ginger,pippali, etc
5.      Tikta	Origin coffe, papaya leave,tablet, pare fruit, shampo, etc
6.      Kashaya	Bark fruit, cashew, apple, mangosten, carrot,starfruit,tea leave, tuber, beans, mushrooms, nata de coco, etc

a.      7 taste (Sapta Rasa) and its relations with Panchamahabhuta

Rasa	Composition	Properties	Dosha	Malas	Agni
Madura	Prthvi & Jala	Snigdha, guru, sita	Increase kapha, pactifies vata and pitta	Laxative, diurectic and carminative	Cause mandagni
Amla	Prthvi & tejas	Snigdha, laghu, ushna	Increase kapaha and pitta, decrease vata	Laxiative, diuretic and carminative	Dipana (carminative) and pacana (digestive)
Lavana	Jala & tejas	Snigdha, guru, ushna	Increase kapha and pitta, decrease vata	Laxivative, diurectic and carminative	Dipana, (carminative), and pacana (digestive)
Katu	Vayu & tejas	Ruksha, laghu, ushna	Increase vata and pitta, decrease kapha	Constipative, anti diuretic and obstructs flatus	Dipana (carminative), and pacana (digestive)
Tikta	Vayu & akasa	Ruksha, laghu, sita	Increase vata, decrease kapha and pitta	Constipative, anti diuretic and obstructs flatus	Dipana by promoting samana vayu
Kasaya	Vayu & prthvi	Ruksha, guru, sita	Increase vata, decrease pitta and kapha	Constipative, anti diuretic and obstructs flatus	Causes mandagni

Rasa is the object of Gustatory sense organ. It indicates panchabhautik composition, properties, and the probable action of a drug.

Even materials not possessing a perceptible taste are also grouped under various rasas like madhura by virtue of their effect in the body.