[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) › 6.18.167 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.18.167 Carakasaṃhitā 6.18.167 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.18.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.18.167) etānyagnivivṛddhyarthaṃ sarpīṃṣi kṣayakāsinām/ syurdoṣabaddhakoṣṭhoraḥsrotasāṃ ca viśuddhaye// > These ghees serve to increase the digestive fire for those suffering from cough born of wasting, / and to purify the abdomen, chest, and channels blocked by the doṣas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.18.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.18.166) - [Next: 6.18.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.18.168) - [Up: 6.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.18.167) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vaidyamanoramā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.cikitsa.vaidyamanorama.3.p51) — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.18.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.18.167) · Pramāṇa