In sirotpata and siraharsha leeches are applied quickly all around the eyes to let blood.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- आँखों के चारों ओर जलौका प्रयोग
- English
- Leech application around the eyes
Ingredients and preparation
Indicated for, as the text says
- Sirotpata (reddening of the eye vessels)(शिरोत्पात)
- Siraharsha(शिराहर्ष)
Therapies involvedLeech therapy (jalauka)जलौका (जोंक) चिकित्साBloodletting (raktamokshana)रक्तमोक्षण
Organs mentionedEyesआंखें (नेत्र)
आँखों के चारों तरफ शीघ्र ही जलौंक लगवाकर रक्रमो़ाण करनाSource wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 316 · v. 268.Safety
- Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Procedure
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- Chapters
- Chapter 15
- Extraction tasks
- T15
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