The Compendium of Caraka 3.1.25_2

3.1.25_2

snigdhamaśnīyāt; snigdhaṃ hi bhujyamānaṃ svadate, bhuktaṃ cānudīrṇamagnimudīrayati&, kṣipraṃ jarāṃ gacchati, vātamanulomayati, śarīramupacinoti, dṛḍhīkarotīndriyāṇi, balābhivṛddhimupajanayati, varṇaprasādaṃ cābhinirvartayati; tasmāt snigdhamaśnīyāt//

One should eat unctuous [food]; for unctuous [food], when being eaten, is savory, and when eaten, stimulates an unaroused fire, undergoes digestion quickly, causes vāta to move downward, nourishes the body, strengthens the sense organs, generates increase of strength, and produces clarity of complexion; therefore, one should eat unctuous [food].