CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF RAKTAMOKSHANA - A LITERATURE REVIEW
Journal Title: World Journal of Pharmaceutical and life sciences - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 9
Abstract
Raktamokshana therapy is the blood cleansing & purification therapy. Ancient Indian texts have talked varies procedures that can cause immense Shodhana or purification of the body. Among the five cardinal Shodhana karmas Raktamokshana chikitsa is emphasized as half treatment as far as shalya tantra is concerned and every second patient invites this treatment. It is a therapeutic cleaning process given by Ayurveda. It is one of the essential parts of the Panchkarma healing treatments. It is the prime process of blood detoxification. Raktamokshana means to let the blood out. The blood is expelled out from the body to reduce the quantity of toxic substances in the blood borne disorders. The process of Raktamokshana can be traced back to Vedic period only and not beyond that. Bloodletting indeed represent one of the oldest human effort.
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Vd. Gajanan U. Vaidya
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