Charak Samhita

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कुटजं प्रशशंस चोत्तमं न बलघ्नं कफपित्तहारि च| अतिविज्जलमौर्ध्वभागिकं पवनक्षोभि च काप्य आह तत्||८||

While kutaja (Holorrhena antidysenterica) does not reduce the strength and it alleviates kapha dosha as well as pitta dosha, and thus, should be considered excellent for medicated enema [Views of Kapya regarding kritavedhana (Luffa acutangula) fruit] According to Kapya, kutaja (Holorrhena antidysenterica) is very viscid, causing elimination of doshas through emesis and also causing aggravation of vata dosha.

english translation

kuTajaM prazazaMsa cottamaM na balaghnaM kaphapittahAri ca| ativijjalamaurdhvabhAgikaM pavanakSobhi ca kApya Aha tat||8||

hk transliteration by Sanscript