Ashtangasamgraha 4.71

4.71

samūlaphalapatrāyāḥ kaṇṭakāryā rasāḍhake |

ghṛtaprasthaṃ balāvyoṣaviḍaṅgaśaṭhidāḍimaiḥ ||

ketakotpaladadhyābhe druvamārogyamādiśet |

anārogyaṃ tu nīle 'gnau kapile bhasmaniṣprabhe ||

In an āḍhaka of juice of kaṇṭakārī along with roots, fruit, and leaves, / [one should cook] a prastha of ghee with balā, the Three Pungents, viḍaṅga, śaṭhī, and pomegranate. // resembling ketaka flower, blue water lily, or curd, one should predict certain recovery; / but non-recovery [is indicated] if the fire is blue, brown, or devoid of radiance in the ash.