Ashtangasamgraha 7.142

7.142

takkārī varaṇaṃ svādu satiktaṃ kaphavātajit |

varṣābhvau kālaśākaṃ ca sakṣāraṃ kaṭutiktakam ||

Takkārī and varaṇa are sweet, slightly bitter, and conquer kapha and vāta. / The two varieties of varṣābhū and kālaśāka are alkaline, pungent, and bitter;