[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) › [The Compendium of Bheḷa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela) › 3.1.17 # The Compendium of Bheḷa 3.1.17 Bheḷasaṃhitā 3.1.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.3.1.17) ghṛtavad ghnanti te pittaṃśītamādhuryabhāvataḥ | kaṣāyatiktakaṭukaṃ yac ca kiñcidihauṣadham || > destroy bile like clarified butter, because of their cold and sweet nature; / and whatever medicine here is astringent, bitter, and pungent > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.3.1.16) - [Next: 3.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.3.1.18) - [Up: 3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.3.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela~en-mt.3.1.17) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bheḍasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhedasamhita.29.p11) — Bheḍa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.3.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.3.1.17) · Pramāṇa