Ayurvedamahodadhi (Annapanavidhi section) 596

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atyamlaṃ madhuraṃ kaṣāyaguṇabhṛdvidvadbhir uktaṃ rase
vīrye saṃśamanaṃ samīraṇaharaṃ pittāpahaṃ dīpanam /
kiṃcit saṃgrahaṇaṃ kaphasya haraṇaṃ prāyo 'pi pāke punaḥ
prakhyātaṃ rasavīryapākavibhavair evaṃ guṇaṃ dāḍimam // 3 //

Extremely sour, sweet, bearing the quality of astringency in taste, so it is declared by the wise; / calming in potency, destroying wind, removing pitta, kindling digestion, / somewhat binding, taking away kapha, and furthermore mostly in digestion / renowned through the power of taste, potency, and digestion: such are the qualities of pomegranate. // 3