Amla rasa — sour

Stimulating / pitta-associated teaching proxy

Amla, the sour taste, is shown beside a liver proxy to make its stimulating and Pitta-associated teaching language visible. This is a target-organ projection of a substance classification, not a claim that sourness is stored in or anatomically generated by the liver.

Madhura rasa — sweetAmla rasa — sourAmla rasa — sourLavaṇa rasa — saltyKaṭu rasa — pungentTikta rasa — bitterKaṣāya rasa — astringent

Point 2 of 6 in Ṣaḍ Rasa — Six Tastes

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Caraka Saṃhitā (primary_canonical)

Sūtrasthāna 26–27 classifies amla and explains its qualities and effects; the liver-side placement is an editorial target-organ proxy, not a canonical organ map.

Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdayam (primary_canonical)

Sūtrasthāna 10 records amla's qualities and doṣic effects; it does not provide a plotted front-view locus.

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