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→Actions of katu rasa and effects of its excessive use
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''Katu rasa'' cleanses mouth, stimulates digestion, absorbs food, causes secretion from the nose and eyes, makes the sense organs clear, alleviates ''alasaka'', swelling, corpulence, urticarial patches, blocked channels, unction, sweating, moisture and dirt, making food relishing, destroys itching, depresses wounds, kills germs, scrapes muscles, checks the coagulation of blood, cuts the bindings, expands the channels, pacifies ''kapha'', and is light, hot and rough.
''Katu rasa'' cleanses mouth, stimulates digestion, absorbs food, causes secretion from the nose and eyes, makes the sense organs clear, alleviates ''alasaka'', swelling, corpulence, urticarial patches, blocked channels, unction, sweating, moisture and dirt, making food relishing, destroys itching, depresses wounds, kills germs, scrapes muscles, checks the coagulation of blood, cuts the bindings, expands the channels, pacifies [[kapha]], and is light, hot and rough.
This though having so many properties, if used singly and excessively, can damage sexual potency due to the effect of ''vipaka,'' cause mental confusion, malaise, depression, emaciation, fainting, bending, feeling of darkness, giddiness, burning in throat, body-heat, loss of strength and thirst due to the effect of ''rasa'' and ''veerya'' and ''prabhava'', over and above, due to abundance of ''vayu'' and ''agni'', it produces ''vatika'' disorders in feet, hands, sides, back etc. particularly with symptoms like dizziness, burning pain, tremors, piercing and tearing pains. [43.4]
This though having so many properties, if used singly and excessively, can damage sexual potency due to the effect of ''vipaka,'' cause mental confusion, malaise, depression, emaciation, fainting, bending, feeling of darkness, giddiness, burning in throat, body-heat, loss of strength and thirst due to the effect of ''rasa'' and ''veerya'' and ''prabhava'', over and above, due to abundance of [[vayu]] and [[agni]], it produces ''vatika'' disorders in feet, hands, sides, back etc. particularly with symptoms like dizziness, burning pain, tremors, piercing and tearing pains. [43.4]
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