Charak Samhita

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तत्रादौ रसद्रव्यदोषविकारप्रभावान् वक्ष्यामः| रसास्तावत् षट्- मधुराम्ललवणकटुतिक्तकषायाः| ते सम्यगुपयुज्यमानाः शरीरं यापयन्ति, मिथ्योपयुज्यमानास्तु खलु दोषप्रकोपायोपकल्पन्ते ||४||

sanskrit

To start with, we shall talk about the effects of rasa, dravya (substance), dosha and vikara (disorder). Rasas, as we know, are six – sweet, sour, saline, pungent, bitter and astringent. These maintain the body in harmony if used appropriately otherwise vitiate the dosha.

english translation

tatrAdau rasadravyadoSavikAraprabhAvAn vakSyAmaH| rasAstAvat SaT- madhurAmlalavaNakaTutiktakaSAyAH| te samyagupayujyamAnAH zarIraM yApayanti, mithyopayujyamAnAstu khalu doSaprakopAyopakalpante ||4||

hk transliteration