[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) › 5.3 # Ashtangasamgraha 5.3 English (machine translation) 5.3 - **Language:** English ### [5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.5.3) From the suppression of downward-moving vāta arise abdominal swelling, upward movement of vāyu (udāvarta), pain, fatigue, / retention of flatus, urine, and feces, impairment of vision and digestive fire, and heart diseases. / And because it is both a king and consumption, it is therefore regarded as rājayakṣman. / But one whose feces are loose \[should take\] it with mustā, ativiṣā, pāṭhā, and kutaja. / A palliative enema with a paste of mustā, containing honey, oil, meat soup, and ghee. / Trees that are unctuous, free of disease, and rich in flowers are auspicious for bathing. - [Previous: 5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.5.2) - [Next: 5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.5.4) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.5) ## Linked texts (1) - [Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.5.3) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.5.3) · Pramāṇa