Astanga Hrudaya
वृषं तु वमिकासघ्नं रक्तपित्तहरं परम् । कारवेल्लं सकटुकं दीपनं कफजित्परम् ॥८०॥
Vrusha (Vasa) cures vomiting, cough and especially so the haemorragic disease. Karavella (bitter gourd) is bitter in taste, kindles digestion and mitigates kapha and pitta especially.
english translation
vRSaM tu vamikAsaghnaM raktapittaharaM param । kAravellaM sakaTukaM dIpanaM kaphajitparam ॥80॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript