The Compendium of Caraka 1.1.66

1.1.66

svādvamlalavaṇā vāyuṃ kaṣāyasvādutiktakāḥ /
jayanti pittaṃ śleṣmāṇaṃ kaṣāyakaṭutiktakāḥ //
kaṭvamlalavaṇāḥ pittaṃ svadvamlalavaṇāḥ kapham /)
(kaṭutiktakaṣāyāśca kopayanti samīraṇam //)

Sweet, sour, and saline overcome wind; astringent, sweet, and bitter
overcome bile; astringent, pungent, and bitter overcome phlegm;
pungent, sour, and saline provoke bile; sweet, sour, and saline provoke phlegm;
and pungent, bitter, and astringent provoke wind.