Ashtangasamgraha 7.36

7.36

Among these, black gram is the lowest among all pulses, and small barley among awned grains; / new grain is obstructive of bodily channels, as is that grown in irrigated land and marshy fields. / This ghee with meat, when drunk, or taken with meat broth, / conquers cough, dyspnea, hoarseness, wasting, and pain in the heart and flanks. / From loud speech arise head disease, blurred vision, and pain in the chest and voice.