[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med) › [Early and ascribed compendia](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita) › [Ashtangahridayasamhita](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya) › 374 # Ashtangahridayasamhita 374 Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā 374 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [374](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.374) vṛṣaṃ tu vami-kāsa-ghnaṃ rakta-pitta-haraṃ param | kāravellaṃ sa-kaṭukaṃ dīpanaṃ kapha-jit param || 80 || > Vāsā, however, destroys vomiting and cough, and supremely alleviates intrinsic haemorrhage. / Bitter gourd is slightly pungent, stimulates digestive fire, and supremely conquers phlegm. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 373](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.373) - [Next: 375](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.375) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.374) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.374](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.374) · Pramāṇa