Cakradatta (Cikitsasangraha) 27.60

27.60

bhaktasyādau nāśayati
vyādhīnpittānilodbhavānsadyaḥ .
madhye'nnaviṣṭambhaṃ
jayati nṛṇāṃ saṃvidahyate nānnam .. 58 ..

Taken at the beginning of a meal, it destroys / diseases arising from pitta and vāta immediately; / taken in the middle, it overcomes food stagnation / in men, and food does not cause a burning sensation. // 58