[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) › [The Compendium of Caraka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka) › 2.2.13 # The Compendium of Caraka 2.2.13 Carakasaṃhitā 2.2.13 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.13) virecanaṃ tu pittasya jayārthe paramauṣadham/ yaśca &tatrānvayaḥ śleṣmā tasya cānadhamaṃ smṛtam// > Purgation is the supreme medicine for conquering pitta, > and for the phlegm that is associated with it there, it is traditionally regarded as not inferior. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.2.12\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.12_1) - [Next: 2.2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.14) - [Up: 2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.2.2.13) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.13) · Pramāṇa