Astanga Hrudaya

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मार्द्वीकारिष्टयोगांश्च पिबेद्युक्त्याऽग्निवृद्धये । कासिकं चाभयालेहं पिप्पलीं मधुकं बलाम् ॥ ५६ ॥

To stimulate and increase the digestive fire, formulations like Mṛdvīkāriṣṭa (Draksharishta) should be judiciously administered. Similarly, Abhayā Leha (prescribed in the treatment of cough), Piper longum, Glycyrrhiza glabra, and Sida cordifolia

english translation

पयसा च प्रयुञ्जीत यथादोषं यथाबलम् । पाण्डुरोगेषु कुशलः शोफोक्तं च क्रियाक्रमम् ॥ ५७ ॥

should be processed and consumed along with milk, carefully tailored to the specific state of the aggravated doshas and the strength of the patient. The intelligent physician should adopt the methods of treatments described for dropsy (vide next chapter) also in anaemia

english translation