Sushruta Samhita

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नानौषधिसमवायात्त्रिदोषघ्नः , शुक्लत्वात् सौम्यः; तस्य सौम्यस्यापि सतो दहनपचनदारणादिशक्तिरविरुद्धा, आग्नेयौषधिगुणभूयिष्ठत्वात् कटुक उष्णस्तीक्ष्णः पाचनो विलयनः शोधनो रोपणः शोषणः स्तम्भनो लेखनः कृम्यामकफकुष्ठविषमेदसामुपहन्ता पुंस्त्वस्य चातिसेवितः ॥५॥

It is not contradictory that even that cool [fire] has the power to burn, cook, cut, etc., because it is mostly composed of the qualities of the fiery herbs. It is pungent, hot, sharp, digestive, liquefacient, purifying, healing, drying, astringent, scraping, destructive of worms, flatulence, phlegm, leprosy, poison, and fat, and when excessively used, it impairs virility.

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