Ayurvedamahodadhi (Annapanavidhi section) 290

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takraṃ svādu kaṣāyam amlakarasaṃ bhakṣaṃ (kṣyaṃ) laghūṣṇaṃ hitaṃ
gulmārśaḥpariṇāmaśūlaśamanaṃ chardiprasekāpaham /
tṛṣṇārocakamehaśophagarajit śleṣmālasaghnaṃ payaṃ (raṃ)
sevyaṃ mūtragadāpahaṃ jvaraharaṃ snehotthapīḍāpaham // 10 //

Takra is sweet, astringent, and sour in taste, edible, light, hot, wholesome, / calming gulma, piles, and digestive colic, removing vomiting and excessive salivation, / overcoming thirst, anorexia, urinary disorders, swelling, and artificial poison, destroying kapha and sluggish digestion, a superior [drink], / to be consumed, removing urinary illnesses, destroying fever, and relieving afflictions arising from unctuous substances. // 10