Ashtangasamgraha 8.28

8.28

sudhautadṛṭhakumbhādi pariśuddhajalendhanam |

svakarmakuśalā dakṣāḥ sūdāstatrāpramādinaḥ ||

tadviparītastvasāraḥ |

madhyo madhyaguṇaḥ ||

śleṣmaṇā pacyate duḥkhamannaṃ chardirarocakaḥ ||

dhātukṣayo 'tivamathau samīraṇasamīraṇāt ||

dineṣu balihomādīn prayuñjīta cikitsakaḥ ||

With well-washed, sturdy pots and the like, and thoroughly purified water and fuel,
skilled cooks there should be expert in their work and vigilant.

He who is contrary to that, however, is devoid of core tissue;
he who is middling possesses middling qualities.

Through śleṣman, food is digested with difficulty; vomiting and anorexia [occur].
Depletion of bodily tissues occurs in excessive vomiting due to the excitation of vāta.
During the days, the physician should employ offerings, oblations, and so forth.