Charak Samhita
वातघ्नंदीपनंचैववार्ताकंकटुतिक्तकम्। वातलंकफपित्तघ्नंविद्यात्पर्पटकीफलम् ॥१६२॥
The eggplant/aubergine/brinjal /vartaku (Solanum melongena Linn.) is effective in treating vata, is an appetizer, and is pungent and bitter. The Boxwood gardenia/parpatakaphala (Gardenia latifolia Ait) fruit aggravates vata and is effective in treating kapha and pitta.
english translation
vAtaghnaMdIpanaMcaivavArtAkaMkaTutiktakam। vAtalaMkaphapittaghnaMvidyAtparpaTakIphalam ॥162॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript