The Compendium of Caraka 1.26.43_4

1.26.43_4

kaṭuko raso vaktraṃ śodhayati agniṃ dīpayati bhūktaṃ śoṣayati ghrāṇamāsrāvayati cakṣurvirecayati sphuṭīkarotīndriyāṇi alasakaśvayathūpacayodardābhiṣyandasnehasvedakledamalānupahanti rocayatyaśanaṃ paṇḍūrvināśayati vraṇānavasādayati krimīn hinasti māṃsaṃ vilikhati śoṇitasaṅghātaṃ bhinatti bandhāṃśchinatti mārgān vivṛṇoti śleṣmāṇaṃ śamayati laghuruṣṇo rūkṣaśca /

Pungent taste cleanses the mouth, enkindles the digestive fire, dries up eaten food, produces nasal secretion, purges the eyes, clarifies the sense faculties, destroys alasaka, swelling, obesity, udarda, abhiṣyanda, unctuousness, sweat, moisture, and impurities, makes food relished, cures anemia, reduces ulcers, destroys worms, scrapes flesh, breaks up blood clots, severs adhesions, opens channels, pacifies kapha, and is light, hot, and dry.