Ashtangasamgraha 40.14

40.14

snehadagdhe bhṛśataraṃ rūkṣaṃ tatra tu yojayet |

śastrakṣārāgnayo yasmānmṛtyoḥ paramamāyudham |

apramatto bhiṣak tasmāttān samyagavacārayet ||

In a burn from unctuous substances, however, one should apply an exceedingly dry [treatment]. / Since surgical knife, caustic alkali, and cautery are the supreme weapons of death, / therefore a physician, being vigilant, should apply them properly.