[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) › [Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt) › 16 # Ashtangahridayasamhita 16 English (machine translation) 16 - **Language:** English ### [16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.16) astringent, bitter, and sweet \[destroy\] bile; the others produce it. Substance is threefold: pacifying, aggravating, and beneficial for the healthy. || 16 - [Previous: 15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.15) - [Next: 17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.17) ## Commentaries (1) - [Sarvāṅgasundarā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya!arunadatta.1.1.59.1) — Aruṇadatta, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.16) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.16) · Pramāṇa