RAKTAMOKSHANA
Rakthamokshana or bloodletting is a surgical procedure included in panchakarma.
Panchkarma Raktamokshana
It is done using different methods like applying one or a few leeches on a specific part of your body, puncturing any of your veins or making several small punctures on a given part of your body in order to facilitate small quantities of blood to flow out of your body. This procedure is used to treat varicose veins, abscesses, skin diseases, alopecia, high blood pressure, various inflammations and conditions associated with spleen and liver.