Ayurvedamahodadhi (Annapanavidhi section) 271

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[sro] śrotaḥ śuddiṃ vidhatte prakaṭayati ruciṃ dīpayaty āśu vahniṃ
kṛtvā śuddhiṃ malānāṃ jarayati ca haṭhād bhuktam annaṃ vicitram
uṣṇaṃ cāmlaṃ kaṣāyaṃ laghu surabhirasaṃ śūlaviṣṭambhahāri
śreṣṭhaṃ mastu praśastaṃ kaphapavanarujāduṣṭamūtragraheṣu // 1 //

It cleanses the channels, creates appetite, quickly kindles the digestive fire, / and, having cleansed the wastes, forcibly digests diverse foods that have been eaten; / hot, sour, astringent, light, of fragrant flavour, and removing colic and constipation, / whey is best and recommended in disorders of kapha and vāta, and in retention of corrupted urine. // 1