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==Indications of bloodletting therapy== | ==Indications of bloodletting therapy== | ||
Bloodletting therapy (raktamoksha) is mainly indicated in diseases due to blood ([[rakta]]) and [[pitta]] [[dosha]]. This includes skin diseases, abscess, diseases pertaining to earlobes etc. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 24/11-16] [A. | Bloodletting therapy (raktamoksha) is mainly indicated in diseases due to blood ([[rakta]]) and [[pitta]] [[dosha]]. This includes skin diseases, abscess, diseases pertaining to earlobes etc. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 24/11-16] [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 27/3-5]<ref name= Hridaya > Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy;2000.</ref> | ||
==Contraindications of bloodletting therapy== | ==Contraindications of bloodletting therapy== | ||