Ayurvedamahodadhi (Annapanavidhi section) 340

340

vīryātiśītaṃ ca guṇe vipāke svādu tridoṣeṣu rasāyanaṃ ca /
tejobalāyuṣyakaraṃ ca medhyaṃ cākṣuṣyam etad ghṛtam āhur āryāḥ // 15 //

Extremely cold in potency, sweet in quality and in post-digestive effect, and a rejuvenator among the three humours, / producing vitality, strength, and longevity, enhancing the intellect, and beneficial to the eyes—this the noble say ghee is.