Ashtangasamgraha 17.39

17.39

madhuraskandhanirdiṣṭaghṛtatailaguḍādiṣu |

guṇāsvādādībhedena rasaṣaṭkaṃ na yujyate ||

dakodaretu pūrvamudakadoṣaharaṇārthaṃ rūkṣatīkṣṇauṣadhān samūtrānniryūhacūrṇakṣārān kaphaghnāni dīpanīyāni cānnapānāni yojayet ||

Among ghee, oil, jaggery, and so forth, mentioned in the sweet group,
the set of six tastes is not applicable by distinction of qualities, flavor, and the like.

In ascites, however, first to extract the fluid and the doṣa, one should administer decoctions, powders, and alkalis with rough, sharp drugs accompanied by cow's urine, and food and drink that destroy kapha and stimulate the digestive fire.