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# Ashtangahridayasamhita 242

English (machine translation) 242

- **Language:** English

### [242](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.242)

It is aphrodisiac, cold, dispelling bleeding disorders, sweet in taste and post-digestive taste;  
at its tip it is slightly salty, and when chewed with teeth it is equal to sugar.

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## Commentaries (1)

- [Sarvāṅgasundarā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya!arunadatta.1.5.113.1) — Aruṇadatta, Sanskrit

## Linked texts (1)

- [Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.242) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit

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