Raktamokshana (therapeutic blood letting)

 

Though it sounds very primitive way of treating, it is a very helpful process. Raktamokshana means removing vitiated blood from the body. It is a localized treatment .
            Extraction of vitiated blood from the body by using surgical instruments and other tools is known as Raktamokshana.

 

Types Of Raktamokshana

Raktamokshana has two types:

 

1)    Using surgical instruments

  • Pracchana: scratching with a sterile scalp is indicated to drain the accumulated blood from a particular point.

  • Sira vedhana: Venepuncture is devised whenever vitiated blood circulates in the body. 

2) Other tools

  • Jalouka prayoga: Deep-seated blood can be extracted with the help of leech application.

  • Shringa: To extract the blood vitiated by Vata, shringa or deer horn is indicated.

  • Ghati yantra: To drain the vitiated blood, which has settled in different layers of the skin, cupping is useful. 

     

Following are some of the diseases for which Raktamokshana can be helpful:

 

Skin diseases, Herpes, Jaundice, Ulcers, Gout, Piles, Abscess, Leucoderma, Eczema, Deep venous thrombosis, varicose veins

 

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