[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) › 255 # Ashtangahridayasamhita 255 English (machine translation) 255 - **Language:** English ### [255](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.255) \[Sesame\] oil is like its source \[plant\]; among them it is chief, sharp, and swiftly permeating; / it causes skin diseases, is bad for the eyes, minute, hot, and does not produce phlegm. \[55\] - [Previous: 254.v](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.254.v) - [Next: 256](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.256) ## Linked texts (1) - [Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.255) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.255](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.255) · Pramāṇa