At the close of a fever, it is prescribed that one should eat a single abhaya fruit and two vibhītaka. Then, after consuming a group of four—honey, ghee, āmalakī, and dhātrī—one is said to attain a lifespan of a hundred years. For those afflicted by disorders of semen, aśvagandhā taken with milk and ghee brings relief, while the fresh juices of maṇḍūkaparṇī and vidārī are praised as nectar for the body. To promote longevity, one may also partake of sesame, dhātrī, and bhṛṅgarāja, which are said to bestow a hundred years of life. Alongside these, trikaṭu, triphalā, vahnī, guḍūcī, and śatāvarī are recommended for their beneficial properties. For the cure of diseases, a powder of viḍaṅga and iron taken with honey is effective, and the use of triphalā, kaṇā, dry ginger, guḍūcī, and śatāvarī is also advised. A special preparation of powder with viḍaṅga, bhṛṅgarāja, and other herbs, when mixed with honey and ghee, is said to destroy all diseases; after licking this, a man may approach ten women with confidence. There is also a renowned preparation called jāraka: ghee cooked with a paste of śatāvarī and ten times its quantity of milk, then combined with sugar, long pepper, and honey. The five cleansing procedures—pratimarṣa, avapīḍa, nasya, pravapana, and śirovirecana—are collectively known as pañcakarma. The six seasons, beginning with Māgha, are each reckoned as two months in order; during these times, one should avoid the use of fire, milk, and curdled milk products. In winter, it is advised to sleep with a woman, while in spring, one should avoid sleeping during the day. During the rainy season, sleep and similar habits should be abandoned, as well as exposure to the rays of the autumn moon. Among wholesome foods, rice, mudra pulse, rainwater, and boiled milk are esteemed, along with neem, atasi, kusumbha, shigru, and mustard. The oils of jyotishmati and other roots remove worms, skin diseases, urinary disorders, and pains caused by wind, phlegm, and headaches. Fruits such as pomegranate, amalaki, kola, karamada, piyala, jambira, naganga, amrataka, and kapittha are mentioned for their benefits. These fruits are helpful for pitta and pacify vata, though they may aggravate kapha. Water infused with jimutaka, ikshvaku, and kutaja is binding in nature. For emesis, dhamargava and arka should always be combined, and for inducing vomiting in the forenoon, madana, indrava, and vacha are used. A person with soft bowels is affected by pitta, with hard bowels by vata and kapha, while one with moderate doṣas is suitable for purgation with trivrit. Trivrit mixed with sugar, honey, saindhava salt, nagara, haritaki, and vihana, administered with cow’s urine, acts as a purgative. In cases of vata-dominant disorders, castor oil and a decoction of triphala in double measure should be given after feeding to induce vomiting. For administering enemas, a bamboo tube eight or twelve finger-breadths long, with a hole like the fruit of karkandhu, is prescribed for use in a person lying on his back. The dosage for enemas is classified as light, moderate, or strong: half, three-quarters, or a full pala. Wholesome akshavatri, in one, two, or four parts, mixed with rugardana, shatavari, srita, bhringa, sindhuvara, and other such substances, is also used. Then, Dhanvantari spoke: “I will now describe the substances, beginning with those that are sweet, which remove passion: shali rice, shashtika rice, godhuma wheat, milk, ghee, juices, and honey. Marrow, shringataka, barley, yava, urugi, kshura, gambhari, pushkara seeds, grapes, dates, and bala are included. Coconut, ikshvaku, atmanupta, vidari, priyala, licorice, palm fruit, and ash gourd are the chief sweet substances. These relieve fainting and burning, purify the senses, but they also produce worms and kapha, and when used excessively, cause harm. For ailments such as asthma, cough, diabetes, hoarseness, tumors, swelling of the throat, and elephantiasis, a paste of jaggery and similar substances is to be applied. Fruits like pomegranate, amalaki, mango, kapittha, karamada, matulunga, amrataka, badara, and tamarind are also recommended. Among sour substances are curd, buttermilk, fermented gruel, lakuca fruit, and others. Sour taste, especially when combined with salt and ginger, is digestive and promotes appetite. It is moistening, increases wind, is sharp, causes burning, and promotes downward movement; when consumed in excess, it produces tingling in the teeth. It can cause looseness of the body, hoarseness of voice, disorders of the throat, mouth, and heart, and after ripening wounds and ulcers, it produces a burning sensation. Among salts, common salt, yavakṣāra, sarjikā, and others are noted. The salty taste is purifying, digestive, moistening, and causes separation and spreading. When taken alone, it obstructs channels and causes softness, produces itching of the limbs, abdominal swelling, discoloration, blood disorders, wind disorders, bile and blood disorders, impotence, and diseases of the senses. Long pepper, horse-radish root, devadāru, kuṣṭha, garlic, valgujī fruit, mustā, guggulu, and lāṅgalī are pungent substances. The pungent taste is kindling, purifying, and destroys skin diseases, itching, and phlegm; it removes obesity, laziness, and worms, and opposes semen and fat. However, when used excessively, it causes dizziness, burning, and similar discomforts. Kṛtamāla, kīrāṇi, turmeric, barley, sweet thorn, vetra, bṛhatī, and śaṅkhinī are among the bitter substances, along with guḍūcī, dravantī, trivṛt, maṇḍūkaparṇī, kāravella, brinjal, karavīra, and vāsaka, as well as rohiṇī, conch powder, karkoṭa, jayantikā, jātī, vāruṇaka, nimbu, jyotiṣmatī, and punarnavā. The bitter taste is cutting, cleansing, and kindling; it purifies, relieves fever and thirst, and conquers fainting, throat pain, and similar ailments. Used in excess, it dries up feces and urine, causing stiffness of the jaw, convulsions, pain, headache, and wounds. Triphala, sallakī, jambu, āmrātaka, vacā, tinduka, vakula, śāla, pālaṅkī, mudga, and cillaka are astringent substances. The astringent taste is absorbent, healing, binding, and dries moisture; but when consumed alone in excess, it causes pain in the heart, dryness of the mouth, fever, abdominal distension, and other forms of stiffness. Thus, the wise are guided in the use of foods, tastes, and medicines, each with their proper season and measure, for the preservation of health and the attainment of a long, wholesome life.