The Compendium of Caraka 6.12.46

6.12.46

plīhodaraśvitrahalīmakārśaḥpāṇḍvāmayārocakaśoṣaśophān/
visūcikāgulmagarāśmarīśca saśvāsakāsāḥ praṇudet sakuṣṭhāḥ//
iti kṣāraguḍikā/
prayojayedārdrakanāgaraṃ vā tulyaṃ guḍenārdhapalābhivṛddhyā/
mātrā paraṃ pañcapalāni māsaṃ jīrṇe payo yūṣarasāśca bhaktam//

It dispels spleen enlargement, abdominal diseases, śvitra, halīmaka, piles, anaemia, anorexia, consumption, swelling, / visūcikā, gulma, artificial poisons, and urinary stones, along with dyspnoea, cough, and skin diseases.
Thus ends [the formula for] the alkali pill.
Alternatively, one should take fresh ginger or dry ginger equal in measure to jaggery, increasing by half a pala, / up to a maximum dose of five palas, for a month; when it is digested, milk, soup, meat juice, and boiled rice [should be taken].