[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) › 9.17 # Ashtangasamgraha 9.17 Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 9.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [9.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.9.17) krameṇānena santyaktā doṣāḥ saṃvarddhitā guṇāḥ | prabhavanti na pīḍāyai prāpnuvanti sthirātmatām || bhinnaṃ purīṣaṃ tṛṣṇā ca yathā pretastathaiva saḥ || abhyaṅgodvartanasnānamuṣṇaṃ prāvaraṇaṃ ghanam || mahākalyāṇakaṃ paitte pañcagavyaṃ kaphodbhave || > When abandoned by this gradual method, the doṣas \[subside\] and qualities are increased; / they do not result in affliction, and they attain stability. > With loose stool and thirst, he is just like a dead man. > Anointment, massage, bathing, and a warm, thick covering. > Mahākalyāṇaka \[ghee\] in conditions born of pitta, Pañcagavya \[ghee\] in those arising from kapha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.9.16) - [Next: 9.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.9.18) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.9.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.9.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.9.17) · Pramāṇa