The Compendium of Caraka 8.3.34

8.3.34

pradhānamṛdvāstaraṇopapannaṃ prākśīrṣakaṃ śuklapaṭottarīyam/
bhojyaṃ punarvyādhimavekṣya &tadvat prakalpayedyūṣapayorasādyaiḥ//

furnished with an excellent, soft mattress, head facing east, with a white cloth covering.
The diet, moreover, having considered the disease, should be arranged accordingly with vegetable soup, milk, meat soup, and the like.