Ashtangasamgraha 7.35

7.35

snigdhomā svādutiktoṣṇā kaphapittakarī guruḥ |

dṛkcchukrahṛt kaṭuḥ pāke tadvat bījaṃ kusumbhajam ||

tenāṣṭabhāgaśeṣeṇa jīvanīyaiḥ palonmitaiḥ ||

vyatyāsādupayogena kramāttaṃ prakṛtiṃ nayet |

sarvaṃsahaḥ sthirabalo vijñeyaḥ prakṛtiṃ gataḥ ||

Linseed is unctuous, sweet, bitter, hot, increasing kapha and pitta, and heavy; / it impairs vision and semen, and is pungent in post-digestive effect; safflower seed is similar. / With that reduced to an eighth part and life-promoting drugs weighing a pala, / by alternate use, one should gradually bring him to his normal state; / bearing everything and of stable strength, he is to be recognized as returned to his normal state.