[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) › 6.21.49 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.21.49 Carakasaṃhitā 6.21.49 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.21.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.21.49) tasmādvirekamevādau śastaṃ vidyādvisarpiṇaḥ/ rudhirasyāvasekaṃ ca taddhyasyāśrayasaṃjñitam// > Therefore, one should consider purgation alone to be commended first for one suffering from visarpa, / as well as the evacuation of blood, for that is called its seat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.21.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.21.48) - [Next: 6.21.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.21.50) - [Up: 6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.21) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.21.49) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.21.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.21.49) · Pramāṇa