The Compendium of Caraka 1.10.15

1.10.15

garbhiṇīvṛddhabālānāṃ nātyupadravapīḍitam /
śastrakṣārāgnikṛtyānāmanavaṃ kṛcchradeśajam //

occurring in pregnant women, the aged, or children, not heavily afflicted with complications;
requiring surgery, alkali, or cautery; not chronic, born in a difficult terrain;