Ashtangasamgraha 6.3

6.3

sūryodhdṛtapramuktatvāllaghu vātakaṃphāpaham |

śaityajīvanasaumyatvaiḥ pittaraktaviṣārtijit ||

tatra ṣoḍaśāvyadhanīyāḥ |

ṣaṭtriṃśaṃ śatamantarādhau |

tatra dvātriṃśat |

catuṣṣaṣṭyadhikaṃ śatamūrdhvam |

tatrāpi pañcāśat ||

jīvitāntāya jāyante viṣe tūtkarṣavṛttitaḥ ||

tairlīno 'pi vilīnosya koṣṭhaṃ prāptaḥ sunirharaḥ ||

śīto 'lpasnehalavaṇadravyamātro ghano 'pi vā ||

Because it is lifted up and released by the sun, it is light and eliminates vāta and kapha;
due to its coldness, enlivening power, and mild nature, it overcomes disorders of pitta, blood, and poison. /

Among them, sixteen are not to be punctured.
One hundred and thirty-six are in the trunk;
among them, thirty-two [are not to be punctured].
One hundred and sixty-four are above;
among them also, fifty [are not to be punctured].
They lead to the end of life; but in poison, [they act] by their excessive function. /

By them, even what is latent, once liquefied, reaches the alimentary tract and is easily eliminated. /

Cold, with too little unctuous or saline substances, or too dense: /