Ayurvedamahodadhi (Annapanavidhi section) 372

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pāke svādu madhu śreṣṭhaṃ vipāke doṣasaṃyutam /
(tan madhu bhūvi ruddhānāṃ vārīṇāṃ madasaṃbhavam // 8 //

Sweet in digestion, honey is best, [yet] in post-digestive effect it is associated with humour [aggravation];
([if] that honey is produced from the intoxication of waters gathered upon the earth, // 8