[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) › 6.5.57 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.5.57 Carakasaṃhitā 6.5.57 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.5.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.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, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.5.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.56) - [Next: 6.5.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.58) - [Up: 6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.5.57) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.57) · Pramāṇa