Ayurvedamahodadhi (Annapanavidhi section) 394

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vṛṣyaḥ śītoṣṇapittaṃ śamayati madhuro bṛṃhaṇaḥ śleṣmakāri /
snigdho hṛdyassaraś ca śramaśamanapaṭur mūtraśuddhiṃ karoti /
medovṛddhiṃ (vidhatte) vardhate śamayati ca malān tarpaṇaṃ cendriyāṇāṃ
dantau ni (dantair ni)ṣpīḍya sākṣād amṛtamayaraso (saṃ) bhakṣayed ikṣudaṇḍaḥ (ḍaṃ) // 19 //

Aphrodisiac, it pacifies cold- and hot-pitta, is sweet, nourishing, produces śleṣman,
unctuous, cardiotonic, laxative, skilled in relieving fatigue, and purifies the urine;
it promotes the increase of fat, eliminates impurities, and satiates the sense organs;
crushing it with the teeth, one should chew the sugarcane stalk as juice full of ambrosia itself. // 19