Bloodletting for vata in the skin and vessels

For vata lodged in the skin and vessels the text prescribes repeated bloodletting; for vata that has reached the bones, joints and dhamanis, quick sudation followed by binding.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: त्वक्सिरागतवात रक्तमोक्षण
Hindi: त्वचा व शिरागत वात में रक्तमोक्षण
English: Bloodletting for vata in the skin and vessels

Ingredients and preparation

External applicationChapter 12 · p. 193 · v. 3

How it is used

Blood is let repeatedly; for the deeper sites sudation is given and a binding applied.

यदि वात त्वचा व शिरागत हो तो बार-बार रक्र मो़ाण (खून निकालना) करना

Indicated for, as the text says

Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)(त्वक्सिरापिहितसंश्रितवात / त्वचा व शिरागत वात)

Therapies involvedBloodletting (raktamokshana)रक्तमोक्षण Sudation therapy (svedana)स्वेदन (सेंक)Poultice (upanaha)उपनाह (पुल्टिस)

Organs mentionedSkinत्वचा Bones, joints and cartilageअस्थि, संधि और उपास्थि

त्वक्सिरापिहितसंश्रितवाते। रक्रमो़ाणमथासत्कृदुक्रम्।Source wording as converted, Chapter 12 · p. 193 · v. 3.

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.

Therapies involved3