[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) › 8.9.7 # The Compendium of Caraka 8.9.7 Carakasaṃhitā 8.9.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.9.7) kiṃtvetāni viśeṣato 'anilādrakṣyāṇi, anilo hi pittakaphasamūdīraṇe hetuḥ prāṇamūlaṃ ca, sa bastikarmasādhyatamaḥ, tasmānna bastisamaṃ kiñcit karma marmaparipālanamasti/ > However, these must be protected especially from vāyu; for vāyu is the cause of the excitation of pitta and kapha and is the root of life; it is most curable by enema treatment; therefore, there is no treatment equal to enema for protecting the vital points. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.9.6) - [Next: 8.9.7\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.9.7_1) - [Up: 8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.9.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.9.7) · Pramāṇa