Abstract

RAKTMOKSHAN

*Dr. Navneet Yadav and Dr. Mahabaleswar

ABSTRACT

Raktmokshan is one of the therapy of Panchkarma.Raktmokshana deals with removal of toxic or polluted blood.It has been seen raktmokshan has been very effective in the treatment of various skin diseases like eczema, psoriasis etc. Rakta is mainly a dushya in samprapti ghatak. Through raktmokshan impure blood comes out of the body. According to Aacharya Sushruta body is constructed from blood and without blood a person cannot live. A wise man should try hard to protect his blood. It has been seen that raktmokshan has always been a topic of conflict. The followers of Atreya doesn‟t include raktmokshan in Panchkarma. Raktmokshan is very important in order to keep a healthy person healthy and to remove the doshas from a diseased person and also to prevent any new disease to occur further. “According to Aashtang Hriday sutrasthan (19/87)”. The person who involves himself in raktmokshan and it periodically is protected from various skin diseases, swelling and diseases of different glands. “According to Sushruta sutrasthan 14/29”. It is being said that Raktmokshan causes shudhi of different dhatus. Raktmokshan can be divided into two parts:- First part includes doing raktmokshan without the use of any surgical instruments it consist of –„Jalauka‟, „Shring‟, „alabu‟, „ghati‟ The other consists of doing Raktmokshan with the help of surgical instruments these are „prachan', „siravedh'. Raktmokshan is also done according to the dosha which is predominant in the body. In case if vata is dominant then we do Raktmokshan by shring, in case of pitta we do Raktmokshan by jalauka, in case of kapha we do Raktmokshan by alabu, and for the whole body we do Raktmokshan by siravedha(venesection).

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