[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) › 6.3.169 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.3.169 Carakasaṃhitā 6.3.169 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.3.169) &akṣīṇabalamāṃsāgneḥ śamayettaṃ virecanaiḥ/ jvarakṣīṇasya na hitaṃ vamanaṃ na virecanam// &\`akṣīṇabalamāṃsasya' iti pā-. kāmaṃ tu payasā tasya nirūhairvā harenmalān/ nirūho balamagniṃ ca vijvaratvaṃ mudaṃ rucim// > he should pacify it with purgatives in one whose strength, flesh, and digestive fire are undiminished. > Neither emesis nor purgation is beneficial for one emaciated by fever. > However, one may readily eliminate his wastes with milk or non-unctuous enemas. > A non-unctuous enema, when employed once the humors are fully digested, brings about strength, digestive fire, > freedom from fever, joy, and appetite swiftly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.3.166) - [Next: 6.3.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.3.171) - [Up: 6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.3.169) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.3.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.3.169) · Pramāṇa