Astanga Hrudaya

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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)

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