HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Question
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Wheat
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Rice
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Barley
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Ayurveda, Barley is known by the name Yava and included under daily recommended diet. It is widely known for its scarping action (Lekana Karma) and hence indicated in Obesity to remove extra fat. Barley is the best diet in diabetic patients. It instantly nourishes the body.
Detailed explanation-2: -Yava is in possession of Kashay, Madhur Rasa, Katu Vipaka, Sheet Veerya and Ruksha Guna.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thus the word yava, which in modern Sanskrit implies barley only, was used in the Veda to imply food-grains generally, including wheat and barley. And the word dhana, which, in Bengal at least, now means paddy or rice, implies in the Rig-Veda fried barley, which was used as food and offered to the gods.