[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) › 9.58 # Ashtangasamgraha 9.58 Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 9.58 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [9.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.9.58) naconaḥ ṣoḍaśādvarṣāt saptateḥ parato na ac | āyuṣkāmo naraḥ strībhiḥ saṃyogaṃ gantumarhati || kacchudārāṅkuradrākṣāvarṣābhūjīrakadvayam || tena yāti śamaṃ tasya sarvato viplutaṃ manaḥ | siddhā kriyā prayojyeyaṃ deśakālādyapekṣayā || > A man desiring longevity should not engage in sexual intercourse with women / when he is under sixteen years of age, nor beyond seventy. > Cowhage, \[and\] the two \[kinds of\] cumin: jīraka and caraway, with sprouts of dārā and grapes; > thereby his mind, completely agitated, attains tranquility. / This proven treatment should be employed with consideration of region, season, and other factors. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.9.57) - [Next: 9.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.9.59) - [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.9.58) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.9.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.9.58) · Pramāṇa