• Dr Vishnu Sreenivas
• Dr T K Sujan
• Dr Manju P S
• Dr Ambilikrishna

Raktamokshana, it is an important part of the clinical therapeutic use of Panchakarma in the management of several important disease conditions. It is safe and essential part of the treatment protocol for patients with vitiated pitta dosa or rakta dushya sammurchana, which is chronic or doesn’t respond to gentler interventions. Raktamoksha by siravedha is considered to be the supreme therapy as it drains out the vitiated rakta and cures diseases. Those who undergo raktamokshana regularly at proper time will not be afflicted with twak dosa, granthi, sopha and other raktaja rogas. Among sodhana karmas, ancient scholars have frequently quoted that, for the treatment of skin diseases, raktamokshana is considered as the supreme method. In Ayurveda there are two types of raktamoksha: Sastra visravana and Anusastra visravana. Sharat rtu, which belongs to visargakala is characterised by prasama of vata dosa and prakopa of pitta dosa. In Sharat rtu charya, among raktamoksha, siravedha is the apt procedure as it does dosa sodhana from the whole body. By these procedures, the normalcy of rakta is maintained. Raktamoksha is one among the important treatment modalities in Visha chikitsa, Manasa rogas ,and Urdhwanga rogas. Raktamokshana is the safe and effective therapeutic tool of Panchakarma in various types of rakta pradoshaja vyadhis if judiciously administered. Raktamokshsana is also one procedure in rtu charya, so as to eliminate the vitiated dosas in rtu sandhi, which strongly establish the procedure as a principal sodhana therapy.

Raktamoksha, Blood letting, Sodhana, Panchakarma

"Futuristic Considerations of Raktamoksha, a paradoxically placed Sodhana Karma or a Principal Sastra Karma Type: A Review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 10, page no.b60-b67, October-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2210117.pdf

"Futuristic Considerations of Raktamoksha, a paradoxically placed Sodhana Karma or a Principal Sastra Karma Type: A Review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 10, page no. ppb60-b67, October-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2210117.pdf