[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) › 4.21 # Ashtangasamgraha 4.21 English (machine translation) 4.21 - **Language:** English ### [4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.4.21) Trees with fresh sprouts, bark, and leaves; clear directions; adorned with woodland rows of kiṃśuka, aśoka, mango, and other trees. That should be taken in the morning followed by a drink of milk. And one should eat with the broth of undeveloped fetuses \[of animals\]. And one should eat those very \[items\] fried right there. And the meats of aquatic animals. In kapha, however, one should drink clear surā liquor along with a side dish of wetland or aquatic meat for three nights, five nights, or seven nights. One should feed those \[patients\] beneficial things with the broths of black gram and ātmaguptā, or with their pulses. And the two pañcamūlas, each a pala in weight, and eight crushed, washed fruits; In its absence, a strong linen thread, chanting this mantra: - [Previous: 4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.4.20) - [Next: 4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.4.22) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.4) ## Linked texts (1) - [Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.4.21) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.4.21) · Pramāṇa