The Compendium of Suśruta 37.30

37.30

vayojñānasya bheṣajamātrāprayoga. phalamiti darśayannāha, -tatretyādi | tatra vayogñāne | uttarottarāsu vayovasthāsviti bālyayauvanādikāsu | uttarottarā iti utkṛṣṭotkṛṣṭā, bheṣajamātrāviśeṣā iti auṣadhapramāṇaviśeṣā', ṛte ca parihāṇeriti saptaterūrdhvaṃ varjayitvetyartha | tatrādyāpekṣayā pratikurvīteti tatra parihāṇau, ādyāpekṣayā bālyā(lyā) pekṣayā, ṣoḍaśavarṣavṛddherbheṣajamātretyarthaḥ | bheṣajamātrā ca tantrāntaroktā grāhyā | tathathā, - "prathame māsi jātasya śiśorbheṣajaraktikā | avalehyā tu kartavyā madhukakṣīrasitāghṛtai | ekaikā vardhayettāvadyāvatsaṃvatsaro bhavet | tadūrdhvaṃ māṣavṛddhi syādyāvat ṣoḍaśakābdika || ṣoḍaśābdāttatastūrdhvaṃ yāvadāsaptateriti | evameva vibhāgo'yaṃ tadūrdhvaṃ bālavatkriyā" iti | svatantre'pi sāvatsarikāddirupavarṣāṇāmityādi | anye 'tatrādyāpekṣayā' ityatra 'anyāpekṣayā' iti paṭhanti, vyākhyānayanti caparihāṇeranyā vṛddhirucyate, tadapekṣayetyartha, etena ṣoḍaśavarṣevanmātrā prayoktavyetyartha |