[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med) › [Early and ascribed compendia](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita) › [Ashtangasamgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha) › 2.74 # Ashtangasamgraha 2.74 Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 2.74 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.2.74) bhūmau sthitaṃ jalaiḥ siktaṃ kālameva pratīkṣate | aṅkurāya yathā bījaṃ doṣabījaṃ ruje tathā || madhūkamadhukodīcyanīlotpalamadhūlikāḥ || viśeṣādgrahaṇīpāṇḍukaṇḍūkoṭhārśasāṃ hitāḥ | virecane mukhyatamā navaite trivṛtādayaḥ || bastamūtrasurābhyāṃ ca tailamabhyañjane hitam || > Just as a seed resting in the soil and sprinkled with water awaits only the \[proper\] time > to sprout, so the seed of a doṣa \[awaits the time\] to produce disease. > Madhūka, madhuka, udīcya, nīlotpala, and madhūlikā; > they are especially beneficial for malabsorption, anemia, itching, urticaria, and piles. > These nine, beginning with trivṛt, are foremost in purgation. > Oil \[prepared\] with goat urine and surā is beneficial for massage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.2.73) - [Next: 2.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.2.75) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.2.74) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.147.68) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.2.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.2.74) · Pramāṇa