Charak Samhita

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गुरु चातर्पणं चेष्टं स्थूलानां कर्शनं प्रति| कृशानां बृंहणार्थं च लघु सन्तर्पणं च यत् ||२०||

sanskrit

[The best diet for obese and lean persons] Heavy and non-nourishing (diet) therapy are prescribed for slimming in the case of the too obese, while for promoting the bulk of the too lean light and nourishing therapy is prescribed.

english translation

guru cAtarpaNaM ceSTaM sthUlAnAM karzanaM prati| kRzAnAM bRMhaNArthaM ca laghu santarpaNaM ca yat ||20||

hk transliteration