[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) › 6.5.64 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.5.64 Carakasaṃhitā 6.5.64 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.5.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.64) kṣāraprayoge bhiṣajāṃ kṣāratantravidāṃ balam/ vyāmiśradoṣe vyāmiśra eṣa eva kriyākramaḥ// > In the administration of alkali, the authority belongs to the physicians knowing the science of alkali. > In a mixed humor, this very sequence of treatment is applied in combination. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.5.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.63) - [Next: 6.5.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.65) - [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.6.5.64) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vāgbhaṭamaṇḍana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.paribhasa.vagbhatamandana.30.64) — Narahari, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.64) · Pramāṇa