Ayurvedamahodadhi (Annapanavidhi section) 25

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iti saṃkṣepataḥ proktā nadyaḥ sūkṣmāś ca saṃprati /
sāmudram udakaṃ visraṃ sakṣāraṃ sarvadoṣakṛt // 18 //

Thus the rivers have been described in brief. Now regarding small [waters]: / sea water is foul-smelling, slightly alkaline, and produces all the humours. // 18