[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) › 23.4 # Ashtangasamgraha 23.4 Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 23.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [23.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.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 \[occur\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 23.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.23.3) - [Next: 23.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.23.5) - [Up: 23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.23) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.23.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.23.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.23.4) · Pramāṇa