Planets

1. Sun governs the pungent taste (e.g. onion, ginger, pepper). 
2. Moon governs the saline taste (e.g. sea salt, rock salt). 
3. Mars governs the bitter taste (e.g. karela/bitter melon, dandelion root, rhubarb root, neem leaves). 
4. Mercury governs a mixed taste. 
5. Jupiter governs sweetness (e.g. sugar, dates). 
6. Venus governs the sour taste (e.g. lemon, tamarind). 
7. Saturn governs the astringent taste (e.g. plantain, pomegranate).

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