[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) › 3.57 # Ashtangasamgraha 3.57 Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 3.57 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3.57) sparśane 'bhyādhiko vāyuḥsparśanaṃ ca tvagāśrayam | tvacyaśca paramabhyaṅgo yasmāttaṃ śīlayedataḥ || jīvakarṣabhakadrākṣābalāgokṣuranāgaraiḥ || > Vāyu predominates in the organ of touch, and touch resides in the skin. / Moreover, oil massage is exceedingly beneficial for the skin; therefore, one should practice it regularly. / \[Therapeutic text intercalated: With jīvaka, ṛṣabhaka, grapes, balā, gokṣura, and ginger;\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3.56) - [Next: 3.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3.58) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.3.57) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3.57) · Pramāṇa