[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) › 319 # Ashtangahridayasamhita 319 English (machine translation) 319 - **Language:** English ### [319](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.319) it directs the waste products downward, is wholesome, and stimulates the digestive fire and digests \[undigested food\]. / Thick gruel is bowel-binding, pleasing to the heart, destroys thirst, stimulates digestive fire, and is beneficial // 29 - [Previous: 318](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.318) - [Next: 320](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.320) ## Commentaries (1) - [Sarvāṅgasundarā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya!arunadatta.1.6.87.1) — Aruṇadatta, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.319) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.319](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.319) · Pramāṇa