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Charak Samhita

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मध्योऽम्लः कटुकश्चान्त्यः स्निग्धानां मधुरः परः। मध्योऽम्लो लवणश्चान्त्यो रसः स्नेहान्निरुच्यते ॥५४॥

Considering ushnatva (hotness), lavana comes on the top, amla in the middle, katuka on the bottom. From the point of view of snigdhatva (unctuousness), madhura is in the highest degree, amla in the middle and lavana in the lowest one.

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