Arghyam, Auddalakam and Dalam.[1] Of these the honey obtained from the hives of bees, known as the Puttikas, is hot and parchifying owing to their habit of sucking the juice or sap of flowers and plants without eliminating therefrom other foreign or poisonous matter, that might have become naturally or accidentally mixed with it. This kind of honey is intoxicating and acid in its re-action, and tends to aggravate the Vayu, blood and Pittam. It acts as a liquefacient or discutient agent. Honey, known as the Bhramaram, is extremely heavy owing to its extremely sweet taste and slimy character, while the one known as the Kshaudram is extremely cool, light and liquefacient. Honey known as the Makshikam is lighter, dryer and more efficacious than the honey of the preceding class (Kshaudram), and proves specially benencial in cases of dyspnoea, etc. Honey, known as the Chhatram, is
- ↑ (l) The kind of honey obtained from hives of large, yellow bees, is called the Pauttikam.
(2) The kind of honey obtained from hives of bees of the Bhramara species is called Bhramaram.
(3) The kind of honey obtained from hives of small, tawny brown bees is called the Kshaudram.
(4) The kind of honey obtained from the hives of large, brown bees of the Makshika species is called Makshikam.
(5) The kind of honey obtained from the umbrella shaped hives of bees of the Chhatra species is called Chhatram.
(6) The honey obtained from the hives of thin-mouthed bees of the Argha species often found in ant-hills is called Arghyam.
(7) The kind of honey obtained from the hives of small brown bees of the Uddalakam species is called Auddalakam.
(8) The kind of honey found accumulated in leaves of honey-bearing plants is called Dálam.
