Ashtangasamgraha 1.31

1.31

Nourishing, sustaining life, plastering, lubricating, supporting, filling, / and generating offspring are known to be the functions of the bodily tissues, respectively.
Others say [the rutting period lasts] twelve nights.
Even there, some say on even-numbered days;
others say every day.
Likewise, one who desires sour should drink it with rock salt and with pomegranate.
Unaugmented, having internal heat brought to an end, established without enemies.