The Compendium of Caraka 7.1.6

7.1.6

There, regarding phala, jīmūtaka, ikṣvāku, dhāmārgava, kuṭaja, and kṛtavedhana; and śyāmā, trivṛt, caturaṅgula, tilvaka, mahāvṛkṣa, saptalā, śāṅkhinī, dantī, and dravantī; because of apprehending their origin in diverse places and seasons, their tastes, rasas, potencies, post-digestive effects, and specific actions; and because body, dosha, constitution, age, strength, digestive fire, disposition, habituation, stages of disease, and so forth have manifold specific actions; we shall explain six hundred purgative formulations of these substances possessing diverse smell, color, taste, and touch, for the sake of ease of use and to demonstrate the method of options, even though their combinations are innumerable.