Ashtangasamgraha 18.5

18.5

tatra madhuro raso janmaprabhṛtisātmyāt sarvadhātuvivardhanaḥ āyuṣyo bālavṛddhakṣatakṣīṇabalavarṇendriyatvakkeśakaṇṭhahitaḥ prīṇano bṛṃhaṇo jīvanastarpaṇaḥ sthairyasandhānaḥ stanyakaro vātapittaviṣadāhamūrchātṛṣṇāpraśamanaḥ snigdhaḥ śīto mṛdurguruśca ||

etat pāṇḍukāmalājvrārucigulmānāhāmavātaraktapittakāsaśvāsānapohati ||

araṇyeva ca mathyante lalāṭākṣibhruvādayaḥ ||

There, the sweet taste, because it is wholesome from birth onward, increases all bodily tissues, promotes longevity, is beneficial for the young, the aged, the wounded, the emaciated, and for strength, complexion, the sense faculties, skin, hair, and throat, produces pleasure, is nourishing, vitalizing, refreshing, promotes stability and union, promotes breast milk, pacifies vāta, pitta, poison, burning sensation, fainting, and thirst, and is unctuous, cold, soft, and heavy. / This dispels anemia, jaundice, fever, anorexia, abdominal swelling, abdominal distension, āmavāta, bleeding disorders, cough, and asthma. / And the forehead, eyes, eyebrows, and surrounding areas are churned as if by fire-drills.