Astanga Hrudaya
न शोधयति यद्दोषान् समान्नोदीरयत्यपि। समीकरोति विषमान् शमनं तच्च सप्तधा॥६॥
Shamana – palliative treatment is that which does not expel the increased Doshas out of the body, it does not increase the normal Dosha, but makes the abnormal- Doshas normal. In short, Shamana treatment brings imbalanced Dosha to normalcy.
english translation
na zodhayati yaddoSAn samAnnodIrayatyapi। samIkaroti viSamAn zamanaM tacca saptadhA॥6॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript