[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) › [Ashtangasamgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha) › 12.76 # Ashtangasamgraha 12.76 Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 12.76 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [12.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.12.76) tāmbulaṃ kaṭu sakṣāraṃ rucyamuṣṇaṃ kaphapraṇut | bhedi sammohakṛt pūgaṃ kaṣāyaṃ svādu rocanam || > Betel leaf is pungent, slightly alkaline, appetizing, hot, and drives away kapha. > Areca nut is purgative, stupefying, astringent, sweet, and appetizing. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.12.75) - [Next: 12.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.12.77) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.12.76) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.12.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.12.76) · Pramāṇa