Ashtangasamgraha 39.4

39.4

na tūbhayo 'pi yojyo bhīrudurbalakṣāmavātapittārditajvarātisārapāṇḍuśirohṛdayarogamehākṣipākatimirārocakāturakṛtavamanavirekartumatīgarbhiṇyudvṛttaphalayonisarvāṅgaśūlaviṣamadyapīteṣu |

marmasirāsnāyusandhitaruṇāsthisevanīdhamanīgalanābhinakhāntaramuṣkaśephasrotassvalpamāṃseṣu ca deśeṣvakṣṇoścānyatra vartmarogāt |

tathā śītoṣṇavarṣadurdinapravāteṣu ca ||

saghṛtakṣaudraśarkareṇa tilakalkenālepayet |

api ca ||

Caustic, however, should not be employed in either form in the timid, the weak, the emaciated, those afflicted with vāta-pitta, fever, diarrhea, pāṇḍu, diseases of the head or heart, urinary disorders, eye inflammation, timira, anorexia, those weakened by administered emesis or purgation, a menstruating woman, a pregnant woman, in prolapsed or retroverted uterus, generalized body ache, or those who have drunk poison or alcohol; / nor on vital spots, vessels, sinews, joints, cartilages, sutures, arteries, throat, navel, nail-beds, scrotum, penis, bodily channels, and in places with little flesh, and on the eyes except in diseases of the eyelids; / likewise, during cold, heat, rain, overcast days, and strong winds. / One should smear with sesame paste mixed with ghee, honey, and sugar. / Furthermore: