Astanga Hrudaya
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कषायं प्रायशः शीतं स्तम्भनं चाभयां विना। रसाः कट्वम्ललवणा वीर्येणोष्णा यथोत्तरम्॥३६॥
Kashaya: Astringents are usually cold (in potency) and obstructive – except Abhaya – Chebulic Myrobalan (fruit rind) – Terminalia chebula. Tastes and potency Hot Potency- Katu (pungent), Amla (sour), Lavana (salt) are of hot potency (Ushna Veerya (potency), each one, more so in their succeeding order;
english translation
तिक्तः कषायो मधुरस्तद्वदेव च शीतलाः। तिक्तः कटुः कषायश्च रूक्षा बद्धमलास्तथा॥३७॥
Cold Potency- Similarly Tikta (bitter), Kashaya (astringent) and Madhura (sweet) are cold in potency, each one more in their succeeding order. Ruksha- Tikta (bitter), Katu (pungent) and Kashaya (astringent) are dry and cause constipation (each one more so in their succeeding order)
english translation
पट्वम्लमधुराः स्निग्धाः सृष्टविण्मूत्रमारुताः। पटोः कषायस्तस्माच्च मधुरः परमं गुरुः॥३८॥
Snigdha- while Patu (salt), Amla (sour), Madhura (sweet) are unctuous and help elimination of faeces, urine and flatus, each one more so in their succeeding order. Guru- Patu (salt), Kashaya (astringent) and Madhura (sweet) are heavy to digest, each one more so in their succeeding order.
english translation
लघुरम्लः कटुस्तस्मात्तस्मादपि च तिक्तकः। संयोगाः सप्तपञ्चाशत्कल्पना तु त्रिषष्टिधा॥३९॥
Amla- While Amla (sour), Katu (pungent) and Tikta (bitter) are easy to digest, each one more so in their succeeding orde. Rasa Samyoga Samkhya – number of combination of tastes:- The combination of tastes will be fifty seven, but their actual counting will be sixty three,
english translation
रसानां यौगिकत्वेन यथास्थूलं विभज्यते। एकैकहीनास्तान् पञ्चदश यान्ति रसा द्विके॥४०॥
on the basis of their usage (in daily routine of selection of drugs, planning of therapies etc.) Eliminating 1 rasa at each combination , the number of combination of 2 rasas each will be 15 In the combination of 3 rasas each , it will be 10 with svadu, 6 with amla, 3 with lavana, 1 with tikta total 20
english translation