[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) › [Carakasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt) › 6.8.88 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.8.88 English (machine translation) 6.8.88 - **Language:** English ### [6.8.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.8.88) An emaciated patient loses bodily strength even from the passing of stools; how much more one who is purged, \[even\] with a dose adapted to weakness? - [Previous: 6.8.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.8.87) - [Next: 6.8.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.8.89) - [Up: 6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.8) ## Linked texts (1) - [Carakasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.88) — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.8.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.8.88) · Pramāṇa