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The Compendium of Caraka 1.26.51

Carakasaṃhitā 1.26.51

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Sanskrit

1.26.51

pippalī nāgaraṃ vṛṣyaṃ kaṭu cāvṛṣyamucyate /
kaṣāyaḥ stambhanaḥ śītaḥ so 'abhayāyāmato 'anyathā //

Pippalī and dry ginger are said to be aphrodisiac, while [other] pungent [substances] are non-aphrodisiac; / astringent is astringing and cold, but in abhayā it is the opposite.

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