[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) › 39.12 # Ashtangasamgraha 39.12 English (machine translation) 39.12 - **Language:** English ### [39.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.39.12) Sour indeed is cold by touch; caustic brought into contact with it rapidly attains sweetness; therefore he should extinguish it especially with sour substances. \[He should treat an ulcer\] born of pitta with cold things, along with sandalwood and blue lotus, abundant in ghee. - [Previous: 39.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.39.11) - [Next: 39.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.39.13) - [Up: 39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.39) ## Linked texts (1) - [Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.39.12) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.39.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.39.12) · Pramāṇa