The Compendium of Caraka 8.2.13

8.2.13

śeṣāstu virecyāḥ; viśeṣatastu kuṣṭhajvaramehordhvaraktapittabhagandarodarārśobradhnaplīhagulmārbudagalagaṇḍagranthivisūcikālasakamūtrāghātakrimikoṣṭhavisarpapāṇḍurogaśiraḥpārśvaśūlodāvartanetrāsyadāhahṛdrogavyaṅganīlikā&netranāsikāsyasravaṇahalīmakaśvāsakāsakāmalāpacyapasmāronmādavātaraktayoniretodoṣataimiryārocakāvipākacchardiśvayathūdaravisphoṭakādayaḥ pittavyādhayo viśeṣeṇa mahārogādhyāyoktāśca; eteṣu hi virecanaṃ pradhānatamamityuktamagnyupaśame 'agnigṛhavat//

The rest, however, are to be purged; especially those suffering from kuṣṭha, fever, meha, upward bleeding, fistula-in-ano, abdominal disease, hemorrhoids, inguinal hernia, enlargement of the spleen, gulma, tumors, goitre, glandular enlargement, visūcikā, alasaka, suppression of urine, intestinal worms, erysipelas, pāṇḍuroga, headache, pain in the flanks, udāvarta, burning of the eyes and mouth, heart disease, melasma, nīlikā, discharge from the eyes, nose, and mouth, halīmaka, dyspnea, cough, jaundice, apacī, epilepsy, insanity, vātarakta, disorders of the female and male reproductive elements, cataract, anorexia, indigestion, vomiting, edema, abdominal swelling, eruptive boils, and the like; especially diseases of pitta, and those stated in the Chapter on Major Diseases; for among these, purgation is declared foremost, just like [quenching fire] in an ignited house for the pacification of fire.