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# Garudapurana 1.168.19

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.168.19

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.168.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.168.19)

kaṭvamlalavaṇāḥ pittaṃ svādūṣṇalavaṇāḥ kapham /  
eta eva viparyastāḥ śamāyaiṣāṃ prayojitāḥ /  
bhavanti rogiṇāṃ śāntyai svasthāne sukhahetavaḥ //

> Pungent, sour, and saline \[tastes agitate\] bile; sweet, hot, and saline \[tastes agitate\] phlegm.  
> These very \[tastes\] reversed, applied for their pacification,  
> lead to relief for the diseased, and become causes of well-being in health.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.168.19) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Siddhisāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.sangraha.siddhisara.1.21) — Sanskrit
- [Siddhasāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.sangraha.siddhasara.p5) — Ravigupta, Sanskrit

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