Ashtangasamgraha 23.4

23.4

tataścaivamālocayet |

kasyāyamauṣadhasya vyādhirāturo vā yogyaḥ |

kiyato vā |

doṣānurūpo hi bhaiṣajyavīryapramāṇavikalpo vyādhivyādhitabalāpekṣo bhavati ||

snigdhā bastayo nāvanāni ca prayojyāni |

doṣopakramaṇīyaṃ cekṣeta ||

ghrāṇoparodhanistodadantaśaṅkhaśirovyathāḥ ||

Then one should reflect in this manner:

For what medicament is this disease or patient suitable,

or for how much?

For the proportioning of the potency and quantity of medicine according to the doṣa depends on the strength of the disease and of the diseased person.

Unctuous enemas and nasal drops should be employed,

and one should examine [the principles in the chapter on] the treatment of the doṣas.

Obstruction of the nose, piercing pain, and aches in the teeth, temples, and head [occur].