Ayurvedamahodadhi (Annapanavidhi section) 338

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āyurvṛddhiṃ vapur api dṛḍhaṃ saukumāryaṃ karoti
vyāyāmastrīnidhuvanakṛtaśrāntivicchedanīnam /
pathyaṃ bālye vayasi taruṇe vārdhake cāpi pathyaṃ
nānyat kiñcid bhavati puruṣe sarpiṣaḥ sthaulyakāri // 13 //

It increases lifespan, makes the body firm and delicate, / and removes fatigue brought on by exercise and intercourse with women. / It is wholesome in childhood, in youth, and wholesome in old age too; / there is nothing else for a man that produces corpulence like ghee.