The Compendium of Caraka 6.5.57

6.5.57

baladoṣapramāṇajñaḥ kṣāraṃ gulme prayojayet/
ekāntaraṃ dvyantaraṃ vā tryahaṃ viśramya vā punaḥ//

The physician who knows the measure of strength and humors should apply alkali to the abdominal lump,
at intervals of one day, or two days, or resting for three days and then again,