[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) › 8.3.26 # The Compendium of Caraka 8.3.26 English (machine translation) 8.3.26 - **Language:** English ### [8.3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.3.26) He should lie supine with a pillow arranged; thus its potency pervades his body. The first enema draws out vāta from its passage; the second, pitta; and the third, kapha. - [Previous: 8.3.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.3.25) - [Next: 8.3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.3.27) - [Up: 8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.3) ## Linked texts (1) - [Carakasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3.26) — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.3.26) · Pramāṇa