Ashtangasamgraha 18.3

18.3

tatra bhūjalayorbāhulyānmadhuro rasaḥ |

bhūtejasoramlaḥ |

jalatejasorlavaṇaḥ |

vāyvākāśayostiktaḥ |

vāyutejasoḥ kaṭukaḥ |

vāyūrvyoḥ kaṣāyaḥ ||

pāṇḍurogakāmalāraktapittajvaradāhāsṛgdaravisphoṭaśvayathubhagandarārṇoghnam ||

nimeṣonmeṣaṇaṃ kṛcchrājjantūnāmiva sarpaṇam ||

Among them, the sweet taste is from the predominance of earth and water; / the sour from earth and fire; / the salty from water and fire; / the bitter from wind and ether; / the pungent from wind and fire; / the astringent from wind and earth. / It destroys anemia, jaundice, bleeding disorders, fever, burning sensation, menorrhagia, eruptions, swelling, and fistula-in-ano. / Opening and closing the eyes with difficulty, like the crawling of insects.