Astanga Hrudaya
वाताकं कटु ततोणं मधुरं कफवातिजत् । सारं अिनजननं यं यं अपतलम् ॥८१॥
BRINJAL BENEFITS: Brinjal is pungent, bitter, hot in potency, sweet, mitigates kapha and vata, is slightly alkaline, kindles digestion improves taste and does not aggravate pitta .
english translation
vAtAkaM kaTu tatoNaM madhuraM kaphavAtijat । sAraM ainajananaM yaM yaM apatalam ॥81॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript