"Ayurvedic bloodletting - theory and practice

Ayurvedic bloodletting - theory and practice
Dr. med. Wolfgang Schachinger
Bloodletting has its place in all medical traditions - including Ayurveda. If it is presented a little more carefully in Caraka, it has a prominent place in Sushruta's 5 classical cleansing therapies in Pancha Karma.

There is also evidence in modern medicine that "blood donation" is a useful therapy for high blood pressure.

This lecture aims to present the viewpoint and indications of bloodletting in the classical texts and to give guidance for the practical implementation by the Ayurveda doctor or alternative practitioner.