[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) › 2.2.17 # The Compendium of Caraka 2.2.17 Carakasaṃhitā 2.2.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.17) &taccāyogāvahaṃ tatra kaṣāyaṃ tiktakāni ca/ tasmādyāpyaṃ samākhyātaṃ &yaduktamanulomagam// > Astringent and bitter \[medicines\] are also unsuitable in that condition; > therefore, that which moves downwards is declared to be manageable. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.16) - [Next: 2.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.18) - [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.2.2.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.17) · Pramāṇa