[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) › 6.52 # Ashtangasamgraha 6.52 Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 6.52 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.6.52) prāyaḥ payaḥ atra gavyaṃ tu jīvanīyaṃ rasāyanam | kṣatakṣīṇahitaṃ medhyaṃ balyaṃ stanyakaraṃ saram || jīvantī corakaḥ śṛṅgī pauṣkaraṃ surasaḥ śaṭhī || raktapittātisāraghnī kriyā cātra praśasyate || kāśmaryapṛśniparṇīlodhramadhukairmadhuravargeṇa ca samakṣīraṃ sarpiḥ śṛtaṃ prāśyamānaṃ śītapūtanāṃ chardihidhmākāsaśvāsāṃśca śamayati || > Generally milk \[has these qualities\], but here cow's milk promotes vitality, is a rejuvenator, / beneficial for chest injuries and wasting, promotes intellect, gives strength, promotes breast milk, and is laxative. // Jīvantī, coraka, śṛṅgī, pauṣkara, surasa, and śaṭhī. // And here the treatment that destroys bleeding disorders and diarrhea is praised. // Ghee cooked with equal parts of milk and kāśmarya, pṛśniparṇī, lodhra, madhuka, and the group of sweet drugs, being consumed, pacifies Śītapūtanā, vomiting, hiccup, cough, and dyspnea. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.6.51) - [Next: 6.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.6.53) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.6.52) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.220) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit - [Bhojanakutūhala](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.pathya.bhojanakutuhala.12.p5) — Raghunātha, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.6.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.6.52) · Pramāṇa