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क्षौद्रं मार्द्वीकं च मधु ॥

The honey of the bee as well as the juice extracted from grapes are called madhu.

english translation

इक्षु रस गुड मधु फाणित जाम्बव पनसानाम् अन्यतमो मेष शृङ्गी पिप्पली क्वाथ अभिषुतो मासिकः षाण्मासिकः सांवत्सरिको वा चिद्भिटोर् वारुक इक्षु काण्ड आम्र फल आमलक अवसुतः शुद्धो वा शुक्त वर्गः ॥

Mixture made by combining any one of the substances, such as the juice of sugarcane, jaggory, honey the, juice of grapes, the essence of the fruits of jambu (Euginia Jambolana) and of jaka tree—with the essence of meshasringa (a kind of plant) and long pepper, with or without the addition of the essence of chirbhita (a kind of gourd), cucumber, sugar-cane, mango-fruit and the fruit of myrobalam, the mixture being prepared so as to last for a month, or six months, or a year, constitute the group of astringents (sukta-varga).

english translation

वृक्ष आम्ल कर मर्द आम्र विदल आमलक मातुलुङ्ग कोल बदर सौवीरक परूषक आदिः फल आम्ल वर्गः ॥

The fruits of those trees which bear acid fruits, those of karamarda (Carissa Carandas), those of vidalámalka (myrobalam), those of matulanga (citron tree), those of kola (small jujuba), those of badara (Flacourtia Cataphracta), those of sauvíra (big jujuba), and those of parushaka (Grewia Asiatica) and the like come under the group of acid fruits.

english translation

दधि धान्य आम्ल आदिर् द्रव आम्ल वर्गः ॥

Curds, acid prepared from grains and the like are acids in liquid form.

english translation

पिप्पली मरिच शृङ्गि बेरा अजाजी किरात तिक्त गौर सर्षप कुस्तुम्बुरु चोरक दमनक मरुवक शिग्रु काण्ड आदिः कटुक वर्गः ॥

Long pepper, black pepper, ginger, cumin seed, kiratatikta (Agathotes Chirayta), white mustard, coriander, choraka (a plant), damanaka (Artemisia Indica), maruvaka (Vangueria Spinosa), sigru (Hyperanthera Moringa), and the like together with their roots (kánda) come under the group of pungent substances (tiktavarga).

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