Ashtangahridayasamhita 264

264

sa-svādu-tikta-kaṭukam amla-pāka-rasaṃ saram |
sa-kaṣāyaṃ svarārogya-pratibhā-varṇa-kṛl laghu || 63 ||

it is sweet, bitter, and pungent, sour in post-digestive taste and taste, laxative,
astringent, light, and produces voice, health, intellect, and complexion;