Charak Samhita

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वृष्याक्षीणक्षतहितासस्नेहागुडशर्करा। कषायमधुराशीतासतिक्तायासशर्करा ॥२४१॥

The sugar from sugar cane juice (gur) is aphrodisiac, slightly unctuous and beneficial to those who are emaciated and suffering from pectoral lesions. The sugar prepared from yasasharkara (Alhagi pseudalhagi (Bieb.) Desv.) or camel thorn is astringent, sweet, cold in potency and slightly bitter.

english translation

vRSyAkSINakSatahitAsasnehAguDazarkarA। kaSAyamadhurAzItAsatiktAyAsazarkarA ॥241॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript