The Compendium of Bheḷa 6.15.38

6.15.38

yadyac caspṛśyate tena tatroṣmā na nivartate | dagdhe ca śoṇite gātraṃ śuṣkālābunibhaṃ bhavet ||

And whatever is touched by it, the heat there does not subside; / and when the blood is burnt, the body becomes like a dried gourd.