The Compendium of Caraka 8.11.13

8.11.13

udare kṛtavedhanaṃ hitaṃ, madanaṃ sarvagadāvirodhi tu/
madhuraṃ sakaṣāyatiktakaṃ tadarūkṣaṃ sakaṭūṣṇavijjalam//

kṛtavedhana is beneficial in abdominal enlargement; madana, however, is unobstructed in all diseases, / being sweet, astringent, and bitter, not unctuous, slightly pungent, hot, and slimy.