Sushruta Samhita

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रुचिप्रदाश्चैव सुदुर्जराश्च सर्वे स्मृता वैदलिकास्तु शिम्बाः | कटुर्विपाके कटुकः कफघ्नो विदाहिभावादहितः कुसुम्भः ||४८||

sanskrit

"They are appetite-enhancing but very difficult to digest, all these legumes are considered to be such. Kusumbha is pungent in both digestion and taste, reducing kapha but harmful due to its burning nature."

english translation

hindi translation

rucipradAzcaiva sudurjarAzca sarve smRtA vaidalikAstu zimbAH | kaTurvipAke kaTukaH kaphaghno vidAhibhAvAdahitaH kusumbhaH ||48||

hk transliteration