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# Garudapurana 1.173.13

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.173.13

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.173.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.13)

kaṭuko dīpanaḥ śodhī kuṣṭhakaṇḍūkaphāntakṛt /  
sthaulyālasyakrimiharaḥ śukramedovirodhanaḥ /  
eko 'tyarthaṃ sevyamānaḥ bhramadāhādikṛdbhavet //

> the pungent \[taste\] stimulates appetite, purifies, and ends skin disease, itching, and kapha; / it removes obesity, indolence, and worms, and checks semen and fat. / Consumed alone in excess, it causes dizziness, burning, and the like.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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