[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) › 8.1.7 # The Compendium of Caraka 8.1.7 Carakasaṃhitā 8.1.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.1.7) nātaḥ paraṃ snehanamādiśanti sātmyībhavet saptadināt paraṃ tu/ sneho 'anilaṃ hanti mṛdūkaroti dehaṃ malānāṃ vinihanti saṅgam// > They do not prescribe unction beyond this, for beyond seven days it becomes habitual. / Unction destroys vāta, softens the body, and breaks up the adherence of wastes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.1.6) - [Next: 8.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.1.8) - [Up: 8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.1.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.1.7) · Pramāṇa