[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) › 6.3.174 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.3.174 Carakasaṃhitā 6.3.174 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.3.174) jīrṇajvare rucikaraṃ kuryānmūrdhavirecanam/ abhyaṅgāṃśca pradehāṃśca pariṣekāvagāhane// > in chronic fever, one should administer head-purgation, which produces appetite. > Ointments, poultices, affusions, and bath immersions, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.3.173) - [Next: 6.3.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.3.175) - [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.6.3.174) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.3.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.3.174) · Pramāṇa