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The Compendium of Caraka 1.26.53

Carakasaṃhitā 1.26.53

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Sanskrit

1.26.53

raukṣyāt kaṣāyo rūkṣāṇāmuttamo madhyamaḥ kaṭuḥ /
tikto 'avarastathoṣṇānāmuṣṇatvāllavaṇaḥ paraḥ //

In terms of dryness, astringent is foremost among the dry, pungent is intermediate, / and bitter is inferior; likewise among the hot, salty is supreme in heat,

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