The Compendium of Caraka 1.4.7_6

1.4.7_6

kṣiptvoṣṇatoye mṛditaṃ tat phāṇṭaṃ parikīrtitam//) teṣāṃ yathāpūrvaṃ balādhikyam; ataḥ kaṣāyakalpanā vyādhyāturabalāpekṣiṇī; na tvevaṃ khalu sarvāṇi sarvatropayogīni bhavanti//

Thrown into hot water and macerated, that is proclaimed as a hot infusion. Their strength is greater in the preceding order; therefore, the preparation of decoctions depends on the strength of the disease and the patient; for indeed not all [preparations] are suitable everywhere.