A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.151.1

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gauḍika⁶²⁵ and paiṣṭika⁶²⁶ drinks are suitable to those with a vātika constitution, mārdvīka⁶²⁷ is suitable to a paittika, mādhava⁶²⁸ to a ślaiṣmika constitution (24.25); the properties and actions of alcoholic drinks made from many different substances (24.26–28); alcoholic drinks, after reaching the heart, disturb the ten properties of ojas by their own ten qualities, thus causing mental disorder (24.29); the ten properties of alcoholic drinks are: laghu (light), uṣṇa (hot), tīkṣṇa (sharp), sūkṣma (subtle), amla (sour), vyavāyin (relaxation-promoting), āśuga (quickly acting), rūkṣa (dry), vikāśin (diffusive), and viśada (clear); the ten properties of ojas are: guru (heavy), śīta (cold), mṛdu (soft), ślakṣṇa (smooth), bahala (gross),⁶²⁹ madhura (sweet), sthira (immobile), prasanna (slowly acting), picchila (mucilaginous), and snigdha (oleaginous);