[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) › [Hārītasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt) › 3.3.109 # Hārīta's Compendium of Medicine 3.3.109 English (machine translation) 3.3.109 - **Language:** English ### [3.3.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.3.3.109) Fasting is prescribed after discerning the strength and weakness of the doṣas; having observed that kapha has been dried out, then one should ward off vāta. - [Previous: 3.3.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.3.3.108) - [Next: 3.3.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.3.3.110) - [Up: 3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.3.3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.3.3.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.3.3.109) · Pramāṇa