[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt) › 1.168.21 # Garudapurana 1.168.21 English (machine translation) 1.168.21 - **Language:** English ### [1.168.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.168.21) The bitter \[taste\] is an appetizer, destroying fever and thirst, cleansing and drying. The astringent produces bile, is scarifying, constipating, binding, and drying. - [Previous: 1.168.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.168.20) - [Next: 1.168.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.168.22) - [Up: 1.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.168) ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.168.21) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.168.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.168.21) · Pramāṇa