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Therapyचिकित्सा कर्म

Bloodletting (raktamokshana)

रक्तमोक्षण

Extracted from the text2 references

Built from passages of the source by the curated extraction. Pending human review.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
रक्तमोक्षणरक्तस्रावणसिरावेधसिराव्यधप्रच्छान
Hindi
रक्तमोक्षणखून निकालनारक्त मोक्षणफस्द
English
Bloodlettingbloodlettingvenesectionraktamokshana
Romanized
raktamokshanasiravedha

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Other2

  • Very sharp, fearsome instruments used in bloodletting are said to bring great comfort; quoting Sushruta (the chapter and verse numbers are garbled), the text gives the signs of blood properly let out as lightness, relief of pain, subsiding of the force of the disease and clarity of mind.

    Appendix: Hitahita · p. 609Sanskrit verseTraditional description
  • Very sharp instruments used in letting out (poisoned) blood are said to be very comforting; the signs of blood properly let out are given as a feeling of lightness in the body, lessening of the force of the disease and cheerfulness of mind.

    Appendix: Hitahita · p. 624Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 38 times on 30 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

By which four procedures, according to the translation, are diseases treated, and why should none of them be relied on alone?

Poison, alkali, fire and instruments; some diseases are treated by one of them, some by two, some by three and some by all four.

Detailed answer and sources

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Extraction notes

  • The reference is printed सुश्रुत अ.vy श्र£ो.xx.

Quick facts

Content type
Therapy
Categories
Panchakarma
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
30
Extraction tasks
T29, T30
Record id
method_raktamokshana