Subject: Ashtanga hridyam Section: Sutrasthana Chapter: Ayushkamiya Namaskar, good to see you again (if you are visiting for the first time, I am very glad to see you here also). In this post we will finish Ayushkamiya, the first chapter of Ashtanga Hridayam Sutrasthana written by Acharya Vagbhata. Effect of tastes on Tridosha In this shloka of Ayushkamiya chapter - Sutrasthana of Ashtanga hridyam, Acharya Vagbhata explains the effects of six tastes on individual dosha. तत्राद्या मारुतं घ्नन्ति त्रयस्तिक्तादयः कफम् ।।१५।। कषायतिकमधुराः पित्तमन्ये तु कुर्वते । Among these, the first three rasas, i.e. Madhur (sweet), amla (sour) and Lavana (Salt), decrease the vata and increase the Kapha; And Tikta(bitter), Katu (pungent) and Kashya (astringent) – these three rasas decrease the Kapha and increase the Vata. Kashya (astringent), Tikta (Bitter) and Madhur (Sweet) these three rasas reduces the pitta where as Amla (sour), Lavana(salt), and Katu (pungent) increases the ...