Charak Samhita

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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