[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) › 6.3.172 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.3.172 Carakasaṃhitā 6.3.172 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.3.172) sraṃsanaṃ, trīnmalān bastirharet pakvāśayasthitān/ jvare purāṇe saṃkṣīṇe kaphapitte dṛḍhāgnaye// > An enema eliminates the three wastes residing in the colon. > In chronic fever, when kapha and pitta have diminished, for one with a strong digestive fire, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.3.171) - [Next: 6.3.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.3.173) - [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.6.3.172) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.3.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.3.172) · Pramāṇa