Charak Samhita

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मृत्तिकादनशीलस्य कुप्यत्यन्यतमो मलः| कषाया मारुतं, पित्तमूषरा, मधुरा कफम्||२७||

sanskrit

[Mrittika bhakshana pandu] Person indulging in the habitual consumption of clay (mrittika) gets dośhā aggravated according to the taste of mud viz. astringent mud aggravates vata, saline and alkaline mud aggravates pitta and sweet mud aggravates kapha dosha.

english translation

mRttikAdanazIlasya kupyatyanyatamo malaH| kaSAyA mArutaM, pittamUSarA, madhurA kapham||27||

hk transliteration