[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) › 8.28 # Ashtangasamgraha 8.28 Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 8.28 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.8.28) sudhautadṛṭhakumbhādi pariśuddhajalendhanam | svakarmakuśalā dakṣāḥ sūdāstatrāpramādinaḥ || tadviparītastvasāraḥ | madhyo madhyaguṇaḥ || śleṣmaṇā pacyate duḥkhamannaṃ chardirarocakaḥ || dhātukṣayo 'tivamathau samīraṇasamīraṇāt || dineṣu balihomādīn prayuñjīta cikitsakaḥ || > With well-washed, sturdy pots and the like, and thoroughly purified water and fuel, > skilled cooks there should be expert in their work and vigilant. > > He who is contrary to that, however, is devoid of core tissue; > he who is middling possesses middling qualities. > > Through śleṣman, food is digested with difficulty; vomiting and anorexia \[occur\]. > Depletion of bodily tissues occurs in excessive vomiting due to the excitation of vāta. > During the days, the physician should employ offerings, oblations, and so forth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.8.27) - [Next: 8.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.8.29) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.8.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.8.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.8.28) · Pramāṇa