[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) › 3.55 # Ashtangasamgraha 3.55 English (machine translation) 3.55 - **Language:** English ### [3.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.3.55) One should practice oil massage using oils pleasant to the touch according to the season. / Oil massage pacifies vāta and produces nourishment, sleep, firmness, and fullness of the body. / \[Therapeutic text intercalated: With these various decoctions, when the digestive fire is stimulated and kapha is overcome,\] - [Previous: 3.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.3.54) - [Next: 3.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.3.56) - [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.3.55) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.3.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.3.55) · Pramāṇa