Raktamoksha -- Practical Experiences

Raktamokshan  ( Therapeutic Blood Letting )  –

Part 5 on 5 Dec 15, Saturday

Post Raktamokshan Advice –

Patient should avoid ----  Pitta Vitiating food & Life style .No excess Pungent,Sour & salty food like Vada Pav with green chilly,eating pickles regularly ,Non veg food,Spicy Kolhapuri & Punjabi dishes,Chilly or Tomato sauces,Chatni of groundnut or green chilly ,Curd ,Excess south Indian dishes like Dosa,Uttapa ,Idli .Hot potency food & beverages like Tea,Coffee,Alcohol .Antagonistic food like mixing of food with acid & alkali like milk shake ,Fruit salad,mixing banana & milk

Patient should avoid --- Excess exposure to too cold or too hot,exposure to hot sun,anger,jelousy,Day time sleep ,Sex indulgence

Benefits of Raktamokshan --- Releasing small amount of blood remove congestion due to Ama ( Endogenous or Exogenous Toxin) in body channels & stimulate body’s own mechanism of detoxification

Blood letting stimulate production of Anti oxidants & pro Immune substances,Blood letting stimulate Erythropoiesis

Researches completed in different Universities ,regarding Raktamokshan .Some Research Topics were as follows

1.  Clinical study of Blood letting

2.  Study of Panchakarma in Blood Diseases

3.  Pracchan Method in Eczema

4.  Venesection in Eczema

5.  Study of Application of Leeches

6.  Blood letting & Shaman therapy in Headache

Experienced cases:

1.  A 42 yr lady was operated for right leg debridement. After that she has leg swelling below knee, hardness below knee, non healing ulcer at ankle joint, no sensation at foot and finger and difficulty in walking due to increased wt of that leg. She was suffering from these complaints  from six month.                               In the first visit we apply two leeches. After bloodletting swelling reduced, skin color change towards red, heaviness reduced. After 1 wk we apply 4 leeches. At this time after bloodletting swelling as well as heaviness reduced and she got sensation over the foot. She had undergone with dhara sweda of panchavalkala decoction, leech settings and some internal medicines. Within two months she got 70% result.

2.   44 yr lady of herpes zoster is treated with siragata raktamokshana ( Venesection) in the first visit. About 40 ml blood was removed. Instantly she got the relief from burning sensation. After that leach application was done three times. Two leaches every time .simultaneously internal medicines were continued. She cured within 2 wks.

3    40 yr lady was suffering from bleeding piles from 4 to 5 yrs. She came with bleeding piles, swelling and intolerable pain at the anus. Two leaches were applied at inflamed pile. At the end of bloodletting she got the 50% relief from swelling and pain. We repeat the leach therapy every 5 day twice and some internal medicines were given.From last 4 months she had no complains

4 We have successfully tried removal of 50 cc blood in many cases of Hypertension .When Diastolic blood pressure rises in the range of 90 to 100 mm of Hg, Blood letting with complete rest , reduces the raised diastolic ,within next half an our

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