[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) › [Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt) › 2.74 # Ashtangasamgraha 2.74 English (machine translation) 2.74 - **Language:** English ### [2.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.2.74) Just as a seed resting in the soil and sprinkled with water awaits only the \[proper\] time to sprout, so the seed of a doṣa \[awaits the time\] to produce disease. Madhūka, madhuka, udīcya, nīlotpala, and madhūlikā; they are especially beneficial for malabsorption, anemia, itching, urticaria, and piles. These nine, beginning with trivṛt, are foremost in purgation. Oil \[prepared\] with goat urine and surā is beneficial for massage. - [Previous: 2.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.2.73) - [Next: 2.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.2.75) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.2) ## Linked texts (1) - [Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.2.74) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.2.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.2.74) · Pramāṇa