[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) › 2.2.16 # The Compendium of Caraka 2.2.16 Carakasaṃhitā 2.2.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.16) vamanaṃ hi na pittasya &haraṇe śreṣṭhamucyate/ yaśca &tatrānvayo vāyustacchāntau cāvaraṃ smṛtam// > For emesis is not declared to be best in expelling pitta, > and for the pacification of the wind that is associated with it there, it is traditionally regarded as inferior. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.15) - [Next: 2.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.17) - [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.2.2.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.16) · Pramāṇa