Charak Samhita

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इतिवर्गस्तृतीयोऽयंमांसानांपरिकीर्तितः। इतिमांसवर्गस्तृतीयः॥३॥ अथशाकवर्गः- पाठाशुषाशटीशाकंवास्तुकंसुनिषण्णाकम् ॥८८॥

This concludes the third category of edible meat. [Class of vegetables] Now begins the class of vegetables. Patha (Cissampelos pareira Linn.), negro coffee (Cassia occidentalis Linn.), shatishaka, and marsilea (or sunishannaka) are considered as astringents and effective agents for alleviating three dosha. Vastuka is also laxative.

english translation

itivargastRtIyo'yaMmAMsAnAMparikIrtitaH| itimAMsavargastRtIyaH||3|| athazAkavargaH- pAThAzuSAzaTIzAkaMvAstukaMsuniSaNNAkam ||88||

hk transliteration by Sanscript