Astanga Hrudaya
कटुर्गलामयोदर्दकुष्ठालसकशोफजित्। व्रणावसादनः स्नेहमेदःक्लेदोपशोषणः॥१७॥
Actions of pungent taste – Katu Rasa Karma – Pungent cures diseases of throat, allergic rashes, leprosy and other skin diseases, Alasaka (a kind of indigestion), swelling (odema); reduces the swelling of the ulcers, dries up the unctuousness (greasiness), fat, and moisture (water);
english translation
kaTurgalAmayodardakuSThAlasakazophajit। vraNAvasAdanaH snehamedaHkledopazoSaNaH॥17॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript