Ashtangasamgraha 1.57

1.57

On abscess, abdominal swelling, enlargement of the abdomen, anemia, swelling, erysipelas, / skin disease, leukoderma, vāta diseases, and gout, the treatment is given: / Kaliṅga, mustā, kaṭukā, and mustā and parpaṭaka. / One should insert a thread smeared with unctuous substance and threaded into the needle, / and one should sprinkle thick [tissue] with raw oil, and likewise with an awl.