The Compendium of Caraka 1.26.43_3

1.26.43_3

lavaṇo rasaḥ pācanaḥ kledano dīpanaścyāvanaśchedano bhedanastīkṣṇaḥ saro dikāsyadhaḥsraṃsyavakāśakaro vātaharaḥ stambhabandhasaṅghātavidhamanaḥ sarvarasapratyanīkabhūtaḥ āsyamāsrāvayati kaphaṃ viṣyandayati mārgān viśodhayati sarvaśarīrāvayavān mṛdūkaroti rocayatyāhāram āhārayogī nātyarthaṃ guruḥ snigdha uṣṇaśca /

Salty taste is carminative, moistening, enkindling, loosening, scouring, breaking, sharp, mobile, spreading, downward-moving, space-creating, wind-alleviating, disperser of stiffness, obstruction, and accumulations, an adversary of all tastes, causes salivation in the mouth, liquefies kapha, purifies the pathways, softens all bodily limbs, makes food relished, is suitable for food, is not excessively heavy, and is unctuous and hot.