Garudapurana 1.169.2
Garuḍapurāṇa 1.169.2
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1.169.2
mahāśāli paraṃ vṛṣyaṃ kalamaḥ śleṣmapittahā /
śītto gurustridoṣaghnaḥ prāyaśo gauraṣaṣṭikaḥ //
Mahāśāli rice is supreme as an aphrodisiac; kalama destroys phlegm and bile.
Generally, white ṣaṣṭika rice is cold, heavy, and destroys the three humours.
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