Astanga Hrudaya

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स्निग्धोमा स्वादुतिक्तोष्णा कफपित्तकरी गुरुः। दृक्शुक्रहृत्कटुः पाके, तद्वद्बीजं कुसुम्भजम् ॥२४॥

sanskrit

SEEDS OF UMA (LINSEED) Seeds of uma (linseed) is Snigdha unctuous, Madhura Tikta – sweet – bitter in taste, Ushna – hot in potency, increases kapha and pitta, hard to digest, not good for vision and semen, pungent at the end of digestion. Similar are the seeds of kusumbha.

english translation

snigdhomA svAdutiktoSNA kaphapittakarI guruH। dRkzukrahRtkaTuH pAke, tadvadbIjaM kusumbhajam ॥24॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/astanga-hrudaya/sutra-sthana/6/24

स्निग्धोमा स्वादुतिक्तोष्णा कफपित्तकरी गुरुः। दृक्शुक्रहृत्कटुः पाके, तद्वद्बीजं कुसुम्भजम् ॥२४॥

sanskrit

SEEDS OF UMA (LINSEED) Seeds of uma (linseed) is Snigdha unctuous, Madhura Tikta – sweet – bitter in taste, Ushna – hot in potency, increases kapha and pitta, hard to digest, not good for vision and semen, pungent at the end of digestion. Similar are the seeds of kusumbha.

english translation

snigdhomA svAdutiktoSNA kaphapittakarI guruH। dRkzukrahRtkaTuH pAke, tadvadbIjaM kusumbhajam ॥24॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript