[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 Caraka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka) › 6.15.118 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.15.118 Carakasaṃhitā 6.15.118 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.15.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15.118) śreṣṭhaṃ madhurapākitvānna ca pittaṃ prakopayet/ kaṣāyoṣṇavikāśitvādraukṣyāccaiva kaphe hitam// > It is the best because its post-digestive effect is sweet, and it does not provoke pitta; / and because of its astringency, hot \[potency\], spreading quality, and dryness, it is beneficial in kapha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.15.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15.117) - [Next: 6.15.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15.119) - [Up: 6.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.15.118) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15.118) · Pramāṇa