A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.1319

v3.c46.1319

The views of the Suvarṇaprabhāsa on the tastes are very remarkable. The eight tastes it distinguishes are unknown in āyurvedic literature; they are not referred to as representing a heterodox theory in the ātreyabhadrakāpīya chapter (Sū.26) of the Carakasamhitā. The tastes of the Suvarṇaprabhāsa are a mixture of the āyurvedic rasas and guṇas. Noteworthy is the absence of the bitter (tikta) taste.