Satyananda Stokes was an American who moved to India and, adopting it as his own country, became the Indian Johnny Apple seed, planting apple trees in many parts of the Himalayas. Thanks to him, apples are now freely available all over the country. The whole fruit cures constipation, while the pulp or juice controls diarrhoea. Being astringent and sweet in taste, cold in action and pungent after digestion, raw apples tend to increase vata. Apple bark and root are used in folk medicine.
References:
Ayurveda Life Health and Longevity by Robert E. Svoboda - Penguin Books.
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