[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) › 3.1.20 # The Compendium of Bheḷa 3.1.20 Bheḷasaṃhitā 3.1.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.3.1.20) pippalī pākamadhurā tasmāt tāṃ nātibhakṣayet | atyāhṛtā paceddehaṃ tīkṣṇoṣṇakaṭubhāvataḥ || > long pepper is sweet in post-digestive effect, therefore one should not eat too much of it. / If taken in excess, it cooks the body because of its sharp, hot, and pungent nature. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.3.1.19) - [Next: 3.1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.3.1.21) - [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.3.1.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.3.1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.3.1.20) · Pramāṇa