The Compendium of Caraka 6.15.219

6.15.219

paribhūya pacatyannaṃ taikṣṇyādāśu muhurmuhuḥ/
paktvā 'annaṃ sa tato dhātūñchoṇitādīn pacatyapi//

overpowering the food, digests it swiftly again and again on account of its sharpness. / Having digested the food, it then digests even the bodily tissues beginning with blood;