[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) › 3.4 # Ashtangasamgraha 3.4 English (machine translation) 3.4 - **Language:** English ### [3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.3.4) One should void what is moving, but not force it out with effort; / nor in an impure road, earth, ash, or a cowshed filled with dung. // And one should rub the breasts and abdomen with pastes of sandalwood and lotus stalks, / or with powders of siris, dhātukī, mustard, and madhuka, / or with pastes of kutaja, arjaka seeds, mustā, and turmeric, / or with pastes of neem, kola, surasā, and mañjiṣṭhā, / or with triphalā mixed with the blood of a hare, deer, or spotted deer. / And inunction should be done with oil prepared with a paste of karavīra and karañja leaves. / Sprinkling, however, is done with water boiled with mālatī and madhuka. / She should avoid scratching. / She should make a habit of bathing and unguents to prevent crackling and disfigurement of the skin. / And she should eat sweet food in small amounts, with little unctuous substance and salt, followed by a little water as an after-drink. // And because of following the odor and color \[of blood\], it is designated as raktapitta. // Having ascertained the etiology, the course, the bodily wastes, the secondary factors, and the strength \[of the disease and patient\]— // There, the provoked doṣas, when not eliminated at the proper time, cause confusion. / After his belly has been oleated, one should cause him to drink no small amount and not mild medicine. // Because Skanda was the protector of children, Skanda became their leader. - [Previous: 3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.3.3) - [Next: 3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.3.5) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.3) ## Linked texts (1) - [Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3.4) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.3.4) · Pramāṇa