Charak Samhita

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कटुतिक्तकषायाणां सेवनं स्त्रीष्वसंयमः| खलिपिण्याकतक्राणां मध्वादीनां च रूक्षणम् ||२९||

sanskrit

[Rukshana (drying) therapy] Regular use of substances having pungent, bitter and astringent tastes, indulgence in women, use of oil-cakes of mustard and tila(sesame), buttermilk, honey and similar things tend to induce dryness.

english translation

kaTutiktakaSAyANAM sevanaM strISvasaMyamaH| khalipiNyAkatakrANAM madhvAdInAM ca rUkSaNam ||29||

hk transliteration