[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) › 6.15.159 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.15.159 Carakasaṃhitā 6.15.159 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.15.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15.159) eṣa mūlāsavaḥ siddho dīpano raktapittajit/ ānāhakaphahṛdrogapāṇḍurogāṅgasādanut// iti mūlāsavaḥ/ &prāsthikaṃ pippalīṃ piṣṭvā guḍaṃ madhyaṃ bibhītakāt/ udakaprasthasaṃyuktaṃ yavapalle nidhāpayet// > This proven mūlāsava stimulates digestion and conquers bleeding disorders; / it removes distension, kapha, heart disease, anemia, and bodily exhaustion. > Thus ends mūlāsava. > Having ground a prastha of pippalī, jaggery, and the inner part of bibhītaka, / combined with a prastha of water, one should place it in a heap of barley. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.15.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15.158) - [Next: 6.15.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15.161) - [Up: 6.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.15.159) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bṛhadāsavāriṣṭasaṃgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.cikitsa.kalpana.brhadasavaristasamgraha.61.4-2) — Kavirāj Devasīṃha Viṭṭhal, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15.159) · Pramāṇa