Charak Samhita

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कफात्मिकायां वमनं प्रशस्तं सपिप्पलीसर्षपनिम्बतोयैः| पिण्डीतकैः सैन्धवसम्प्रयुक्तैर्वम्यां कफामाशयशोधनार्थम्||३४||

[Treatment of kaphaja chhardi] Vamana (therapeutic emesis) is supposed to be the most suitable therapy in kaphaja type of chhardi (vomiting). In order to clean the seat of kapha and amashaya, the patient should be given the decoction of pippali, sarsapa (yellow sarson/Indian colza/Brassica campestris) and nimba (neem tree/Margosa/Indian lilac/Azadirachta indica) added with powder of pinditaka (madanaphala/emetic nut/bushy gardenia/Randia dumetorum) and saindhava (rock-salt).

english translation

kaphAtmikAyAM vamanaM prazastaM sapippalIsarSapanimbatoyaiH| piNDItakaiH saindhavasamprayuktairvamyAM kaphAmAzayazodhanArtham||34||

hk transliteration by Sanscript